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Examples of hooligan in a Sentence
The windows were broken by a gang of teenage hooligans.
shouldn't you hooligans be in school instead of threatening old ladies?
Recent Examples of hooligan from the Web
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In June, a bunch of pro-soda-tax hooligans hollered a state Senate committee meeting in City Hall into submission.
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On the Red team, Adele's #Daydreamers exited and Bruno Mars' #Hooligans were kicked out of Green.
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And just like that, thanks to these local hooligans, Halloween costumes became scary, spooky, funny, and creative all at the same time.
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A small group of Villa fans were set upon by hooligans, outside O'Reilley's pub in Dusseldorf.
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At least two other pioneer-era cemeteries in Greece that were restored in recent decades were beset by hooligans, said Thomas E. Burger, owner of the Thomas E. Burger Funeral home in nearby Parma, New York.
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The Russian hooligans had martial arts training and left several England fans badly hurt, including one in a coma.
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MOSCOW (AP) — Terrorists, hooligans and anti-corruption protesters.
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Since Shprygin is a former hooligan himself, his banishment has been seen as a sign that the Russian authorities didn’t want to appear to be backing violent fans ahead of the World Cup.
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Origin and Etymology of hooligan
perhaps from Patrick Hooligan flourished 1896 Irish hoodlum in Southwark, London
hooligan Synonyms
Synonyms
bully, gangbanger, gangsta, gangster, goon, gorilla, hood, hoodlum, mobster, mug, plug-ugly, punk, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, thug, tough, toughie (also toughy), yob [British], yobbo [British]Related Words
cutthroat, scoundrel, villain; assassin, bandit, bravo, brigand, criminal, crook, desperado, felon, gunman, highwayman, lawbreaker, mafioso, malefactor, offender, outlaw, perp, perpetrator, pirate; pickpocket, racketeer, robber, swindler, thief, vandal; juvenile delinquent, tearaway [British]HOOLIGAN Defined for English Language Learners
hooligan
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noun
Definition of hooligan for English Language Learners
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: a usually young man who does noisy and violent things as part of a group or gang
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