hooligan Definition
hoo·li·gan (ho̵̅o̅′li 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

