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]