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   Hoo·li·gan

   /ˈho͞oləɡ(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a violent young troublemaker, typically one of a gang: "a drunken hooligan"

   Word Origin late 19th century: perhaps from Hooligan, the surname of a fictional rowdy Irish family in a music-hall song of the 1890s, also of a cartoon character.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • O

     1

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • G

     2

   • A

     1

   • N

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