a young hooligan

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• hooligan — ► NOUN ▪ a violent young troublemaker. DERIVATIVES hooliganism noun. ORIGIN possibly from Hooligan, the surname of a fictional rowdy Irish family in a music hall song of the 1890s …   English terms dictionary

• hooligan — [ho͞o′li gən] n. [< ? Hooligan (or Houlihan), name of an Irish family in Southwark, London] Slang a hoodlum, esp. a young one hooliganism n …   English World dictionary

• Hooligan — Panneau devant le Camp Nou interdisant des objets potentiellement dangereux, ainsi que des symboles incitant à la violence Un hooligan est un adepte d un sport utilisant la violence pour peser sur le sort d une rencontre, tout comme les barra… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Hooligan — 1. man who behaves in a loud, obnoxious and often aggressive or violent way; a lout; hoodlum; young street rough (19th C. British slang; perhaps from Hooligan the name of a rowdy Irish family in a music hall song of the 1890s) …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• hooligan — I Australian Slang 1. man who behaves in a loud, obnoxious and often aggressive or violent way; a lout; hoodlum; young street rough (19th C. British slang; perhaps from Hooligan the name of a rowdy Irish family in a music hall song of the 1890s)… …   English dialects glossary

• hooligan — noun a violent young troublemaker. Derivatives hooliganism noun Origin C19: perh. from Hooligan, the surname of a fictional rowdy Irish family in a music hall song …   English new terms dictionary

• hooligan — [[t]hu͟ːlɪgən[/t]] hooligans N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe people, especially young people, as hooligans, you are critical of them because they behave in a noisy and violent way in a public place. ...riots involving football hooligans …   English dictionary

• hooligan — /ˈhuləgən / (say hoohluhguhn) noun 1. a hoodlum; young street rough. –adjective 2. of or like hooligans. {? variant of Houlihan, Irish surname which because it featured in a music hall song of the 1890s came to be associated with rowdies}… …  

• hooligan — n. a young ruffian, esp. a member of a gang. Derivatives: hooliganism n. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn …   Useful english dictionary

• List of hooligan firms — This is a list of notable hooligan firms or football firms, which are groups that have been verified as participating in football hooliganism. It also includes other sports related hooligan firms.Football hooliganism has no legal definition. The… …   Wikipedia

• The Hooligan — was Gilbert s last play, produced just over three months before his death. It is a study of a young condemned murderer in a prison cell awaiting execution. Gilbert was inspired by the celebrated Crippen murder trial of 1910. [ [http://tarlton.law …   Wikipedia