HOODLUM


Meaning of HOODLUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhüd-ləm, ˈhu̇d- ]

noun

Etymology: perhaps from German dialect (Swabia) hudelum disorderly

Date: 1871

1. : thug ; especially : one who commits acts of violence

2. : a young ruffian

• hood·lum·ish -lə-mish adjective

• hood·lum·ism -ˌmi-zəm noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.