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
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
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012