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A hoodlum can be anyone from a dangerous thug to a young person who's just up to no good. The exact origins of the word are not known, but one theory is that the word derives from hudelum, an adjective that means "disorderly" in dialects of German spoken in and around the region of Swabia.
Hoodlum is a 1997 American crime drama film that gives a fictionalized account of the gang war between the Italian/Jewish mafia alliance and the black gangsters of Harlem that took place in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Aug 27, 1997 · Hoodlum: Directed by Bill Duke. With Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams, Andy Garcia. Black gangsters in 1930 Harlem fights Dutch Schultz who is trying to horn in on their numbers racket.
A hoodlum is a thug, usually in a group of misfits who are associated with crime or theft.
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Hoodlum. 1997 · 2 hr 11 min. R. Crime · Drama. After being released on parole, a gangster returns home to Harlem to show the New York mafia that if he can’t join them, it’s time to kill them.
Hoodlum definition: a thug or gangster.. See examples of HOODLUM used in a sentence.
