hoodlum

hoodlum
n
gangster, mobster, racketeer, ma-fioso, desperado, terrorist; murderer, killer, slayer, sniper, assassin; strangler, cutthroat, garroter; gunman, All U.S. Sl. gun, hired gun, hit man, trigger-man, hatchet man, torpedo.
2. burglar, robber, thief, stealer; bandit, hold-up man, Sl. stick-up man, armed robber; shoplifter, purse-snatcher, cutpurse, pickpocket; criminal, felon, convict, Sl. jailbird.
3. rowdy, ruffian, tough, Inf. toughie, thug, mugger, Sl. hood, Sl. yap, Inf. plugugly, Inf. goon; hooligan, Chiefly Brit. rough, Inf. roughneck, Inf. baddy, Sl. bad actor, Sl. gunsel, Sl. mug, Australian Sl. larrikin, Brit. Hist.Mohock, (in Paris) apache.
4. brute, bully, brawler, barbarian; savage, vandal, yahoo, Sl. ugly customer; scoundrel, knave, wretch, Archaic. caitiff; blackguard, villain, hellhound, fiend; rascal, rapscallion, scamp, imp.

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  • Hoodlum — may refer to:* Hoodlum (film), a 1997 film starring Laurence Fishburne *Hoodlum (1951 film), a heist film which has fallen into the [http://www.archive.org/details/The Hoodlum public domain] . [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043655/ More info] at… …   Wikipedia

  • hoodlum — popularized 1871, Amer.Eng., (identified throughout the 1870s as a California word ) young street rowdy, loafer, especially one involved in violence against Chinese immigrants, young criminal, gangster; it appears to have been in use locally from …   Etymology dictionary

  • Hoodlum — Hood lum, n. A young rowdy; a rough, lawless fellow; colloquially, called also {hood}. [Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster] Just tell your hoodlum friends outside You ain t got time to take no ride. Yakety Yak (Song) [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hoodlum — I noun agitator, bandit, blackguard, brigand, burglar, convict, criminal, embezzler, evildoer, felon, firebrand, gunman, holdup man, knave, larcener, larcenist, lawbreaker, malefactor, malevolent, malfeasant, malfeasor, miscreant, mobster,… …   Law dictionary

  • hoodlum — ► NOUN ▪ a hooligan or gangster. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • hoodlum — ☆ hoodlum [hood′ləm, ho͞od′ləm ] n. [prob. < Ger dial. (esp. Swiss) hudilump, wretch, miserable fellow < MHG hudel, rag, wretch + lump, rag, tatter, wretch] 1. a wild, lawless person, often a member of a gang of criminals 2. a tough looking …   English World dictionary

  • Hoodlum — Les Seigneurs de Harlem Données clés Titre original Hoodlum Réalisation Bill Duke Scénario Chris Brancato Acteurs principaux Laurence Fishburne Tim Roth Vanessa Williams Andy Garcia …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hoodlum — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Harlem, N.Y.C. – Der Preis der Macht Originaltitel: Hoodlum Produktionsland: Vereinigte Staaten Erscheinungsjahr: 1997 Länge: 125 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hoodlum —    , HOOD    A hoodlum is a young street ruffian, especially one belonging to a gang. He and hoodlums are only he is a thug, a gangster, completely reprehensible. The word is a varied eponymous form of the real name of the leader of a gang of… …   Dictionary of eponyms

  • hoodlum — UK [ˈhuːdləm] / US [ˈhudləm] noun [countable] Word forms hoodlum : singular hoodlum plural hoodlums 1) a young person who shows no respect for the law 2) a criminal, especially a violent one …   English dictionary

  • hoodlum — [[t]hu͟ːdləm[/t]] hoodlums N COUNT A hoodlum is a violent criminal, especially one who is a member of a group. [INFORMAL] …   English dictionary

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