lɪ noun
1.
a ruffian or hoodlum.
adjective
2.
of or like hooligans.
Origin:
1895–1900; perhaps after the Irish surname Hooligan, but corroborating evidence is lacking
1895–1900; perhaps after the Irish surname Hooligan, but corroborating evidence is lacking
Related forms
hoo·li·gan·ism, noun
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hooligan (ˈhuːlɪɡən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| slang a rough lawless young person | |
| [C19: perhaps variant of Houlihan, Irish surname] | |
| 'hooliganism | |
| —n | |
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Hooligan
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
hooligan
1890s, of unknown origin, first found in British newspaper police-court reports in the summer of 1898, almost certainly from the surname Houlihan, supposedly from a lively family of that name in London (who figured in music hall songs of the decade). Internationalized 20c. in communist rhetoric as Rus.
khuligan, opprobrium for "scofflaws, political dissenters, etc."
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