Hoodlum

Word HOODLUM
Character 7
Hyphenation hood lum
Pronunciations /ˈhuːdləm/

Definitions and meanings of "Hoodlum"

What do we mean by hoodlum?

A gangster; a thug. noun

A tough, often aggressive or violent youth. noun

A young hectoring street rowdy; one of a gang of ruffians; a lounging, good-for-nothing, quarrelsome fellow; a rough. noun

A young rowdy; a rough, lawless fellow; colloquially, called also hood. noun

A gangster; a hired thug noun

A rough or violent youth noun

An aggressive and violent young criminal noun

A gangster; a hired thug.

A rough or violent youth.

Young trouble maker's who wear hooded jumper's and/or large puffy FUBU jacket's, baseball caps, shiny pants and may sport chains. Often seen loitering in front of drugstores and on stoop's and fences, harrassing passer's by. Urban Dictionary

Term originally used to describe greasers. "Hood," is what a greasr would originally be called (the term "greaser," wasn't developed until the early 70's) "Lum," was short for "slums(ghetto)," which was were most "greasers," would usually live. Urban Dictionary

A gangster; a thug A tough, often aggressive or violent youth. Urban Dictionary

Biiiiiig fan of the band the american urban/rock/hip-hop/pop/indie/alternative band "The Neighbourhood" (can also be spelled The NBHD)... Hoodlum is kinda like 'directioner', 'belieber' or 'swiftie', just another band. Urban Dictionary

A hardcore fan of the band called "The Neighbourhood" . Hoodlums could range from shy little teenage girls with hunched backs who don't talk, or could even be a hipster guy with spacers and a beard. Don't fall into the hoodlum life and gert obsessed with Jesse and the guys Urban Dictionary

N. 1. a criminal 2. a person involved in orginized crime, such as the mafia 3. a young person who dresses like a skater or a whigger Urban Dictionary

And or reffering to behavior of young missbehaving outoflessents, commonly refered to as skateboarders Urban Dictionary

Someone thats always hanging around in the ghetto typically wearing oversized clothing robbing candy stores and smoke reggies because they are poor Urban Dictionary

Secretly cross-dressing Drum & Bass DJ from the London area.Acts all that but is actually wack Urban Dictionary

One who can stand on his or her stoop and can see a robery and larceny happening at the same time -or- one who buys liquor and dipers with food stamps Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Hoodlum

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The word "hoodlum" in example sentences

They have Edward looking like a hoodlum from the fifties or something. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Just because a POS hoodlum is "hunting" doesn't make him or her an ethical sportsman that I want to stick together with. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While Robin Hood has been romanticized in the movies and books, where do you think the word hoodlum came from? ❋ Unknown (2010)

May Sandel, another senior, readily acknowledges that she would've become a "hoodlum," as she puts it, had she not found this school. ❋ AP (2011)

The only people who use the word "hoodlum" these days are media pundits & talk radio hosts, like Beck or Limbaugh, to disparage young black/latino males. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He eventually evolved into what had to be the most self-righteous, straight-laced "hoodlum" prime time ever saw. ❋ Jaime J. Weinman (2006)

The word is very popular in Romanian and one Romanian dictionary I saw translates the English words "hoodlum" and "teddy-boy" as huligan plural huligani; def. article huliganii. ❋ Unknown (2005)

They encourage the "hoodlum," and so far as they have any influence, give an implied sanction to much unrighteous legislation. ❋ Frank F. Ellinwood (N/A)

Hector knew already that a "hoodlum" in San Francisco parlance is a term applied to street loafers from fifteen to twenty-five years of age, who are disinclined to work and have a premature experience of vice. ❋ Horatio Alger (1865)

The law, branded by some activists as the "hoodlum" law, would increase the penalty for obstructing police to 40 days in jail. ❋ Unknown (2009)

i hope it turns out as good as "hoodlum" did. roth, fishburne, and garcia were kick @ss in that one. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"hoodlum," "smoudge," "thief," "robber," and various other not nice things — all of which was complimentary and but served to increase the dizziness of the high place in which I sat. ❋ Unknown (1907)

"hoodlum" oh I get it a play on words with the hooded sweatshirts he wears. ❋ Unknown (2010)

So what they're actually asking is, "Am I a juvenile delinquent, thug hoodlum or am I a kind, sensitive, loving, intelligent, sweet little boy?" ❋ Unknown (2010)

Al-Qaida is this group, they're bunch of losers, hoodlum. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"[Check that] crew of hoodlums over there." "I ran into a group of [hoods] the other night. They 'rolled' me for everything I owned. Shoes, [socks and underwear] included." ❋ Diego (2003)

You [young] hoodlums better [be gone] before I call [the fuzz]! ❋ Legs (Saintt) (2006)

[I saw] hoodlums [stealing] a [car]. ❋ Craigbo (2012)

1: omg, i'm the biggest hoodlum ever! love [the nbhd]!!! <3 2: [yes yes yes], [me too], the nieghbourhood forever! ❋ Nillelk (2013)

OH, yeah that [Nava] chick? Yeah, she's weird. That hoodlum girl who's obsessed with that [indie band] [whatever that means]. ❋ Hoodlum8er…jk (2014)

"[I want] to be [a normal] hoodlum, just like [the ones] over there", "wow, he's a hoodlum" ❋ The HOODLUM (2004)

[Old Man]: [get out] [my yard] you hoodlum ❋ Andrew Nelllis (2003)

[Look at that] hoodlum [holding] up the [candy store] ❋ Durtyy Sanchez (2009)

that hoodlum only plays the [tunes] he gets for free,and he wears [knickers] while he plays them,[batty man] ❋ TinaB (2004)

Hey look at that! That hoodlums [nocked] up the same [grocer] three times in a row. I need to get out of [the ghetto]. ❋ Patrick Stubblefield (2008)

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