hoodlum

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  1. noun A gangster; a thug.
  2. noun A tough, often aggressive or violent youth.

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  • The country hoodlum is oftener what he is because his bent is that way, though he, too, is not rarely driven into mischief by the utter poverty—aesthetically I mean—of his environment. —  The Making of an American
  • ;Oh, ; said the policeman, ;hoodlum, are ye Lousy bastits, ; Gurlick sobbed The policeman quelled the indignant lady in mid-protest with a bland, ;Ah right, don ;t get excited, lady; I ;ll handle this. —  The Cosmic Rape
  • So if you're a rambunctious hoodlum, consider these DIY LED goggles up for grabs. —  Gizmodo
  • In the grand scheme of things she's just a hired hoodlum, even if a highly deadly one. —  Cinema Blend Feeds
  • In the hoodlum-led, violent and disruptive politics that Banerjee and her brigade have unleashed, logic or on-ground rigour has no place. —  Top Stories - Google News
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hoodlum:   hoodlums
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Origin unknown.

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  1. A word of no definite derivation, apparently originating in California in the slang of the ruffians of whom it has become the designation.
 

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/ˈhudləm/
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