hooliganism

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  1. Indulgence in the boisterous horse-play and ruffianism of the hooligans of South London and other large centers of population. There is a good deal of moralizing in print over the disorderly scenes and outbreaks of “Hooliganism” at London's patriotic town show. N. Y Tribune, Oct. 31, 1900.
  2. Hoop punishment a former punishment of boys on shipboard in which their left wrists were seized to a loose sail-hoop, and each of them was provided with a nettle or lash made of rope-yarns. At the word of command the boatswain gave the boy nearest to him a cut with his cat, and he in turn hit the boy ahead of him, and so on. This form of mutual punishment was also adopted for quarrelsome members of the ship's company.

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  • “This is never-to-be-sufficiently-condemned hooliganism,” thundered a German, reverting to his native rhythms. —  Going for the Gold - Emma Lathen - Thatcher 18
  • These however were soon overpowered, though at the cost of more casualties (none fatal), and the trains were stopped The burning and looting of part of the station (Bunting writes) was practically the only serious piece of comparatively pointless and ill-directed " hooliganism " that occurred. —  Sidney Percival Bunting
  • He is charged with the criminal offence of hooliganism, because he got into a fight with security guards at a club, although for this act he has already been charged with an administrative offence. —  open Democracy News Analysis - Comments
  • Police reported making the arrest near the train station for hooliganism, while Ekhvaia alleged that police forcibly took him from his home after questioning him on the whereabouts of a missing person, beat him, and drove him around before testing him for drugs.
  • Deeply sensitive to the mere mention of hooliganism, MLS has tried to clamp down while not suffocating the atmosphere that has made Toronto FC such a success. —  Thestar.com - Home Page
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