a young street ruffian, esp. one belonging to a gang.
Origin: 1870–75, Americanism; 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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