单词 | hoodlum |
释义 | hoodlum —hoodlumish, adj. —hoodlumism, n. /hoohd"leuhm, hood"-/, n. 1. a thug or gangster. 2. a young street ruffian, esp. one belonging to a gang. [1870-75, Amer.; prob. < dial. G; cf. Swabian derivatives of Hudel rag, e.g. hudelum disorderly, hudellam weak, slack Hudellump(e) rags, slovenly, careless person, and related words in other dialects] |
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