- hood(lum)
- Criminal (usu. violent)
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hood(lum)
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hood|lum — «HOOD luhm», noun. Informal. 1. a criminal or gangster. 2. a young rowdy; street ruffian; tough. ╂[American English, perhaps < German (Bavarian dialect) hodalum, huddellump] … Useful english dictionary
hood|lum|ism — «HOOD luh mihz uhm», noun. U.S. Informal. the acts and practices of hoodlums … Useful english dictionary
hood·lum — /ˈhuːdləm, ˈhʊdləm/ noun, pl lums [count] : a tough and violent criminal : ↑thug a small time hoodlum … Useful english dictionary
lum — ac·e·tab·u·lum; acic·u·lum; am·y·lum; an·te·bel·lum; an·te·o·per·cu·lum; as·co·phyl·lum; as·per·gil·lum; asy·lum; bac·u·lum; bel·lum; blaf·lum; blel·lum; bol·bo·phyl·lum; brach·y·phyl·lum; cal·o·phyl·lum; ca·lum·ba; ca·lum·ni·ate;… … English syllables
hood — 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 — hood·lum … English syllables
hoodlum — hood•lum [[t]ˈhud ləm, ˈhʊd [/t]] n. 1) a thug or gangster 2) a young street ruffian • Etymology: 1870–75, amer.; prob. < dial. G; cf. Swabian derivatives of Hudel rag hood′lum•ish, adj. hood′lum•ism, n … From formal English to slang
hoodlum — hood|lum [ˈhu:dləm] n [Date: 1800 1900; : German dialect; Origin: hudellump lazy useless person ] a criminal, often a young person, who does violent or illegal things = ↑gangster … Dictionary of contemporary English
hoodlum — hood|lum [ hudləm ] noun count 1. ) a young person that shows no respect for the law 2. ) a criminal, especially a violent one … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hoodlumish — hood·lum·ish … English syllables
