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- DictionaryHood·lum/ˈho͞odləm/
noun
- 1. a violent criminal or troublemaker; a hooligan or gangster: "they were the “professional” gangsters of New York, hoodlums and racketeers"
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 definition: 1. a violent person, especially one who is member of a group of criminals 2. a violent person…. Learn more.
A hoodlum is a thug, usually in a group of misfits who are associated with crime or theft.
Hoodlum definition: a thug or gangster.. See examples of HOODLUM used in a sentence.
If a young person robs a store or mugs someone, he’s a hoodlum. The word hoodlum has nothing to do with the hood on a sweatshirt. A hoodlum can also be called a gangster, thug, or toughie.
A hoodlum is a violent criminal, especially one who is a member of a group. [ informal ] They would tell these hoodlums that they were behaving antisocially and ought to stop.
a violent and noisy young man synonym hooligan. See hoodlum in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: hoodlum. Definition of hoodlum noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
