hoodlum

hood·lum

H0267200 (ho͞od′ləm, ho͝od′-)n.1. A gangster; a thug.2. A tough, often aggressive or violent youth.

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hood′lum·ism n.

hoodlum

(ˈhuːdləm) n1. a petty gangster or ruffian2. a lawless youth[C19: perhaps from Southern German dialect Haderlump ragged good-for-nothing] ˈhoodlumism n

hood•lum

(ˈhud ləm, ˈhʊd-)

n. 1. a thug or gangster. 2. a young street ruffian. [1870–75, Amer.; probably < dial. German; compare Swabian derivatives of Hudel rag] hood′lum•ish, adj. hood′lum•ism, n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hoodlum - an aggressive and violent young criminalhood, punk, strong-armer, thug, toughie, goon, toughbully - a hired thugcriminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

hoodlum

noun (Informal) thug, hooligan, ruffian, vandal, delinquent, rowdy, lout, tearaway, hoon (Austral. & N.Z.), bruiser (informal), boot boy, yob or yobbo (Brit. informal) Caruso is a small-time hoodlum attempting to go straight.

hoodlum

noun1. A person who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire:ruffian, thug, tough.Informal: hooligan.Slang: goon, gorilla, hood.2. A rough, violent person who engages in destructive actions:mug, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough.Informal: toughie.Slang: hood, punk.

Translations

强盗恶棍

hoodlum

(ˈhuːdləm) noun1. a destructive person. 惡棍 恶棍2. (especially American) a criminal. (尤在美國)罪犯 强盗