HOOLIGAN


Meaning of HOOLIGAN in English

hoo ‧ li ‧ gan /ˈhuːləɡən, ˈhuːlɪɡən/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Perhaps from Patrick Hooligan , an Irish criminal in 19th-century London ]

a noisy violent person who causes trouble by fighting etc:

football hooligans

—hooliganism noun [uncountable]

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