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hooligan Definition

hoo·li·gan (ho̵̅o̅li gən)

noun

Slang a hoodlum, esp. a young one

Etymology: < ? Hooligan (or Houlihan), name of an Irish family in Southwark, London

hooligan Related Forms

hoo·li·gan·ism′ noun

hooligan Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • English: The Home Office announce plans to thwart English hooligans during the World Cup.
  • young: However, it transpires that hordes of young hooligans have been making his life a misery in recent years.
  • other: In 1998, he was deported from France with over 50 other Scottish hooligans, including several BNP members.
  • mindless: And the guy is no mindless hooligan like his follower.
  • notorious: That event is well documented, and is certainly in the style of the Marquis, who was a notorious hooligan.
  • real: The real hooligans in society are those who silence ideas.

Converse of object

  • convict: The BNP will stand a complete list in this election headed by Jason Douglas, a convicted football hooligan from Redbridge.
  • know: Officers will be on the look out for known hooligans who are subject to a court order banning them from traveling to Portugal.
  • ban: Malcolm Clarke said: " We have no problems about banning violent hooligans.
  • prevent: These officers are working closely with other Forces to prevent football hooligans from traveling to Portugal in line with the national strategy.
  • recruit: The NF has been trying to recruit football hooligans for its march.

Modifies a noun

  • element: Stoke have never shaken off the label as a club with a hooligan element.
  • behavior: Last year more than half the firework injuries in Scotland, mainly to children, were caused by hooligan behavior.
  • problem: Not to mention charting how Chelsea turned from a club with a hooligan problem into the swankiest club in the world.
  • gang: Of the 116 arrests, 113 were Pompey fans, many members of the club's notorious hooligan gang, the 6.57 Crew.
  • culture: With the hooligan culture already wrecking some British football matches, do we need such films?
  • reputation: England hooligan label ' banished ' A senior British police officer believes English football has shaken off its hooligan reputation.

Preposition: with

visa: So was a foreign paper right to brand the WAGs ' hooligans with visas ' ?

Noun used with modifier

  • football: The smartly dressed football hooligans with well paid jobs of Euro 2000?
  • soccer: Having been a soccer hooligan many years ago, I can testify to its authenticity.

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