hoodlum

Noun
US[hood-luhm]/ˈhʊdləm/2 syllables
Synonyms: hoodgoonpunkthugtoughtoughiestrong-armer

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)hoodlums

  1. an aggressive and violent young criminalSynonyms: hoodgoonpunkthugtoughtoughiestrong-armerType of criminal, felonKinds bully
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Hood′lum noun

A young rowdy; a rough, lawless fellow; colloquially, called also hood. Colloq. U.S.

Just tell your hoodlum friends outside You ain't got time to take no ride.— Yakety-Yak (Song)

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors

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