voyou

Meaning

1. (masculine) urchin, street child
2. (derogatory, masculine) thug, yob, hooligan
3. (derogatory, masculine) good for nothing

Concepts

hooligan

hoodlum

ruffian

yob

lout

thug

yobbo

goon

hood

roughneck

rowdy

bully

good-for-nothing

tough

punk

ne’er-do-well

no-account

oaf

panderer

rascal

badmash

skinhead

street urchin

streetwalker

stumblebum

toughie

wandering

good-for-naught

strong-armer

yobo

gang member

ne'er-do-well

rogue

badness

buffoon

clod

delinquent

failure

gangster

gawk

goldbrick

goof-off

inferiority

knave

lubber

lummox

lump

Synonyms

casseur

hooligan

loubard

bandit

brute

rufian

paumé

canaille

vaurien

houligan

asocial

blouson noir

escroc

inférieur

insolent

malotru

mauvais

👎

patapouf

tête brûlée

lout

pauv’type

pauv'type

bon à rien

boule

butor

capuchon

coquin

corrompu

crapule

criminel

dévoyé

fainéant

fourbe

fripouille

Translations

teppista

gamberro

Rowdy

rufián

🦹‍♂️

granuja

hooligan

Halbstarker

rufião

Hooligan

vándalo

buono a nulla

bullo

χούλιγκαν

mascalzone

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vwa.ju/

Etymology

From voie (“way”) + -ou, from Latin via.