Definitions for hoodlumˈhud ləm, ˈhʊd-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hood•lumˈhud ləm, ˈhʊd-(n.)
a thug or gangster.
a young street ruffian.
Origin of hoodlum:
1870–75, Amer.; prob. < dial. G; cf. Swabian derivatives of Hudel rag
hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer(noun)
an aggressive and violent young criminal
a gangster; a hired thug
a rough or violent youth
Origin: Since 1871. Origin unknown, but many explanations have been put forward. Online Etymology Dictionary indicates that a guess as good as any is from German dialect (Bavarian) Huddellump.
a young rowdy; a rough, lawless fellow
Hoodlum is a 1997 crime drama film that gives a fictionalized account of the gang war between the Italian/Jewish mafia alliance and the black gangsters of Harlem that took place in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The film concentrated on Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson, Dutch Schultz, and Lucky Luciano.
Translations for hoodlum
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
a destructive person.
- شَخص مُحِب للتدميرArabic
- arruaceiroPortuguese (BR)
- ničema, chuligánCzech
- der StrolchGerman
- لوطي محلهFarsi
- nasilnik, huliganCroatian
- bølle, rampNorwegian
- لوطي محلهPersian
- مخرب کسPashto
- ligist, buseSwedish
- serseri, külhanbeyiTurkish
- 惡棍Chinese (Trad.)
- اٹھائی گیرUrdu
- lưu manhVietnamese
- 恶棍Chinese (Simp.)
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