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    [Noun]  | "hood*lum" | \ ˈhüd-ləm \


    1: a usually violent criminal

    2: a young person who behaves in a rowdy or intimidating way : ruffian


    Origin: 1866 ;

     Perhaps from German dialect (Swabia) hudelum disorderly;

    [Noun]  | "hoodlum" 


    1: a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang;


      * e.g., " ... a couple of hoodlums held up the convenience store "



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     [ "hoodlum" ]

    1: Young trouble maker's who wear hooded jumper's and/or large puffy FUBU jacket's, baseball caps, shiny pants and may sport chains.

      * e.g.,  ... "Check that crew of hoodlums over there." 


     [ "hoodlum" ]

    2: Often seen loitering in front of drugstores and on stoop's and fences, harrassing passer's by.

      * e.g.,  ... "I ran into a group of hoods the other night. They 'rolled' me for everything I owned. Shoes, socks and underwear included." 

     [ "hoodlum" ]

    1: Term originally used to describe greasers.

      * e.g.,  ... You young hoodlums better be gone before I call the fuzz! 


     [ "hoodlum" ]

    2: "Hood," is what a greasr would originally be called (the term "greaser," wasn't developed until the early 70's)


     [ "hoodlum" ]

    3: "Lum," was short for "slums(ghetto)," which was were most "greasers," would usually live.

     [ "hoodlum" ]

    1: A gangster; a thug A tough, often aggressive or violent youth.

      * e.g.,  ... I saw hoodlums stealing a car. 

     [ "hoodlum" ]

    1: 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.

      * e.g.,  ... 1: omg, i'm the biggest hoodlum ever! love the nbhd!!! <3 2: yes yes yes, me too, the nieghbourhood forever! 

     [ "hoodlum" ]

    1: 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

      * e.g.,  ... OH, yeah that Nava chick? Yeah, she's weird. That hoodlum girl who's obsessed with that indie band whatever that means. 

     [ "hoodlum" ]

    1: n. a criminal a person involved in orginized crime, such as the mafia a young person who dresses like a skater or a whigger

      * e.g.,  ... "I want to be a normal hoodlum, just like the ones over there", "wow, he's a hoodlum" 

     [ "hoodlum" ]

    1: and or reffering to behavior of young missbehaving outoflessents, commonly refered to as skateboarders

      * e.g.,  ... Old Man: get out my yard you hoodlum 

     [ "hoodlum" ]

    1: someone thats always hanging around in the ghetto typically wearing oversized clothing robbing candy stores and smoke reggies because they are poor

      * e.g.,  ... Look at that hoodlum holding up the candy store 

     [ "hoodlum" ]

    1: secretly cross-dressing Drum & Bass DJ from the London area.Acts all that but is actually wack

      * e.g.,  ... that hoodlum only plays the tunes he gets for free,and he wears knickers while he plays them,batty man 

     [ "hoodlum" ]

    1: one who can stand on his or her stoop and can see a robery and larceny happening at the same time

      * e.g.,  ... Hey look at that! That hoodlums nocked up the same grocer three times in a row. I need to get out of the ghetto. 


     [ "hoodlum" ]

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     [ "hoodlum" ]

    3: one who buys liquor and dipers with food stamps

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