HOODLUM


Meaning of HOODLUM in English

hood ‧ lum /ˈhuːdləm/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: German dialect ; Origin: hudellump 'lazy useless person' ]

a criminal, often a young person, who does violent or illegal things SYN gangster

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