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hoo·li·gan
(ho͞o′lĭ-gən)n.
A tough and aggressive or violent youth.
[Origin unknown.]
hoo′li·gan·ism n.
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hooligan
(ˈhuːlɪɡən)n
slang a rough lawless young person
[C19: perhaps variant of Houlihan, Irish surname]
ˈhooliganism n
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hoo•li•gan
(ˈhu lɪ gən)n.
a ruffian or hoodlum.
[1895–1900; perhaps after the Irish surname Hooligan]
hoo′li•gan•ism, n.
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Noun 1. [画像:hooligan - a cruel and brutal fellow]hooligan - a cruel and brutal fellow
bullyboy - a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction
muscleman, muscle - a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"
skinhead - a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations
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hooligan
noun delinquent, tough, vandal, casual, ned (Scot. slang), rowdy, hoon (Austral. & N.Z.), hoodlum (chiefly U.S.), ruffian, lager lout, boot boy, yob or yobbo (Brit. slang) riots involving football hooligans
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hooligan
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Translations
مُجْرِم في عِصابَه
chuligán
bøllehooligan
skemmdarvargur
chuliganizmas
huligāns
huligan
hooligan
[ˈhuːlɪgən] N → gamberro/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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hooligan
n → Rowdy m
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hooligan
(ˈhuːligən) noun a young violent, destructive or badly-behaved person. vandaal, skollie مُجْرِم في عِصابَه хулиган arruaceiro chuligán der Rowdy hooligan; bølle ταραχοποιό στοιχείο, χούλιγκαν gamberro huligaan تبهکار huligaani voyou חוליגן, פושע गेंगस्टर huligan, ulicnjak huligán berandal skemmdarvargur teppista ごろつき 불량배 chuliganas huligāns budak jahat vandaal, hooligan ungdomsforbryter, bølle, ramp chuligan تبهکار arruaceiro huligan хулиган chuligán huligan huligan ligist, huligan อันธพาล aylak, sokak serserisi, holigan 小流氓 хуліган شرانگیز نوجوان bọn du côn 小流氓
ˈhooliganism noun violent or destructive behaviour especially by young people. straatterreur, vandalisme أعْمال إجْراميَّه хулиганство arruaça chuligánství das Rowdytum hooliganisme βανδαλισμός gamberrismo huligaansus شرارت huliganismi délinquance חוליגניות गुंडागर्दी huliganstvo huliganizmus holiganisme óspektir; spellvirki teppismo 不良行為 법을 무시한 무질서한 행동 chuliganizmas huligānisms tindakan buas vandalisme pøbelstreker/-opptøyer chuligaństwo شرارت comportamento de arruaceiro huliganism хулиганство chuligánstvo huliganstvo huliganstvo ligistfasoner, huliganism พฤติกรรมอันธพาล serserilik, saldırganlık, holiganizm 流氓行為 хуліганство شہدہ پن nạn côn đồ quậy phá 流氓行为
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