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hoodlum

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈhuːdləm/Part of speech nounSorted dhlmoouStarts with HEnds with M0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an aggressive and violent young criminal

Word origin

First attested in a December 1866 Daily Alta California article, which mentions "the 'Hoodlum Gang' of juvenile thieves". Several possible origins have been proposed. It may derive from a Germanic word like Swabian hudelum (“disorderly”) or Bavarian Haderlump (“ragamuffin”).

Used in a sentence

  • When the hoodlums reach their headquarters...
  • There is no question the MS-13 gang must be stopped. It is a vile organization of hoodlums with no regard for life.
  • In Sam Mendes's excellent gangster movie Road to Perdition (2002), he tested the boundaries further playing a hitman – but while we know he's a killer, we never really see him go full-pelt hoodlum.

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