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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]  | "hoodlums" 


    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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    [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: A young juvenile who cause havoc across their local area

      * e.g.,  ... JayJay said “Archie has been terrorising the north east he’s a little hoodlum” 

     [ "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: The fan base of the Dark-Pop Alternative Rock Band, The Neighbourhood, will refer to themselves as hoodlums. The Band currently holds four people, Jesse Rutherford, Zach Abels, Jeremy Freedman, and Mikey Margott. They had a former member, Bryan Sammis, that left the Band to pursue a solo career in music. The Band became more well known through their popular song, "Sweater Weather", which hit mainstream radios.

      * e.g.,  ... Jenny- "Man, I love their entire album, I am a die hard hoodlum." 

     [ "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: A Young Thug or gangster, very violent

      * e.g.,  ...  My homies dad called me a hoodlum 

     [ "Hoodlum" ]

    1: Nakkas that wear puffer jackets and abs Nick people’s money for ciggys, drugs and alcohol

      * e.g.,  ... Look at that little hoodlum over there 

     [ "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 kid that is up to no good

      * e.g.,  ... Kloe is a hoodlum 

     [ "Hoodlum" ]

    1: Young Thug

      * e.g.,  ... Janis&Jamie are true Hoodlums 

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