ˈhülə̇gən, -lēg- noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: perhaps after an Irishman named Hooligan fl 1898 in Southwark, London, England
1. : hoodlum 1
2. : a person that as a representative of some special interest (as a political or racial philosophy) attempts to override the legal and human rights of other people
3. : a gambling game played with 10 dice in which a player attempts to throw a selected number 26 or more times in 13 throws