hooligan
hooligan Lexical Profile
hooligan Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A violent, rowdy, or lawless young troublemaker, especially one who engages in vandalism or public disturbances as part of a gang or crowd.
"Local authorities increased security around the stadium to prevent hooligans from disrupting the championship match."
North American A small, oily anadromous smelt of the family Osmeridae native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean and coastal rivers of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest; the eulachon.
"Every spring, residents gather along the coastal rivers of Alaska to harvest hooligan using dip nets."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in London during the late 1890s, likely derived from the surname Houlihan, either referring to a fictional rowdy Irish family in music hall songs or a historical street gang figure named Patrick Hoolihan.