hooligan en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₂yos Proto-Celtic *awyos Primitive Irish ᚐᚃᚔ (avi) Old Irish aue Irish uader. Irish óder. Irish Ó Irish uallachder. Irish Uallachán Irish Ó hUallacháinder. English Houlihander. English hooligan Probably a variant of the Irish surname Houlihan, 1890s.
Meanings
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(attributive, informal) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
She also heard boys from other classes behind her talking: “So, Teacher Tang is a female hooligan.”
2012, Tie Ning, The Bathing Women: A Novel:“You are hooligan, you try to make trouble.” Sam paused, then continued. “Ah ha ha ha, I am right, I see it in your eyes. A hooligan!”
2014, Cynthia Kadohata, Half a World Away, →ISBN:And I was in danger of turning into a right little hooligan if left to my wayward ways.
2013, Ken Sears, The Boy From Treacle Bumstead, →ISBN:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of football hooligan.
alt of football hooligan
These excursions abroad confirm that displacement has actually been a feature of the development of hooligan conflicts for some time, but an important wider point is that domestic hooligan displacement also seems to be a much more central issue today, as policing and other control strategies (segregation, seating, stewarding and CCTV in and around the larger English football grounds) have become more comprehensive, and especially as sentences for hooliganism have become much more forbidding.
2013, Mark Perryman, Hooligan Wars: Causes and Effects of Football Violence, →ISBN:
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(US, slang) A member of the United States Coast Guard.
Many professional Navy and Coast Guard men were inclined to scoff. What kind of Navy was this, and what did they think they were up to, anyway? This bunch of hooligans wouldn't be any good to anyone; wouldn't be worth the powder to blow 'em to hell. Hooligan's Navy.
1944, Lawrance Roger Thompson, The Navy Hunts the CGR 3070, page 7:I frequently notice that the hooligans (a respectful reference to the U.S. Coast Guard) are a hard act to follow.
1970, “Naval Engineers Journal”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 82, page 45:It often seemed to Al that the entire Coast Guard was a little embarrassed about being Coast Guardsmen—except maybe the cocky bearded men off the convoy cutters, who needed to apologize to no man because of any lack of battle stars. But in general, Army and Navy guys looked down on Hooligans.
1957, Weldon Hill, Onionhead, page 251:Navy crew along the rail shouted smart-ass remarks and jeered at the hooligan doing his job.
2013, Elizabeth Smith Doerning; Frank A. Smith, Jr., The Travels of a Happy Hooligan, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hooligans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hooligan tool · hooligan firm · hooliganish · hool · hoolivan · Wholigan · antihooligan · fooligan · hoonigan · Hughligan · hooliganry · hooliganize · hoolie
Descendants
Hooligan · chuligan · хулига́н · 훌리건 · חוליגן · holígane · huligan · хуліга́н · hooligan · huligaani · huligan · huligán · χούλιγκαν · hooligan · フーリガン
Relateds
hooliganism · lout · yobbo · yob · thug
Synonyms
hoodlum · initiator · jokester · bhoy · titivil · miscreant · mischief-maker · wag · blackguard · puck · brawler · prankster · inciter · rowdy · undesirable · jackanapes · hool · ruffian · wagpastie · vandal · devil · bovver boy · rantipole · agitator · bad boy · troublemaker · instigator · shitmonger · lout · brat · hell-raiser · shit disturber · rakeshame · scamp · tough · thug · breedbate · pixie · rabble rouser · bully · hoolie · yobbo · joker · hood · hothead · kindle-coal · cutup · booger · tearaway · practical joker · boot boy · kindle-fire · makebate · rogue · ne'er-do-well · yob · bad news · bugger · rapscallion · imp · wrangler · gadfly · roly-poly · scoundrel · firebrand · pot stirrer · charva · rascal · bear · minx · enfant terrible · knave · hooligan · elf · punk · scapegrace · shit-stirrer · beggar · mischief · buffoon
Translations (133)
kk бұзық (person that causes trouble or violence) · lo ສາຣະໂກກ (person that causes trouble or violence) · nl vechtersbaas (person that causes trouble or violence) · th จิ๊กโก๋ (person that causes trouble or violence) · de Vandale (person that causes trouble or violence) · ur گنڈا (person that causes trouble or violence) · gl lofa (person that causes trouble or violence) · hu huligán (person that causes trouble or violence) · tg безорӣ (person that causes trouble or violence) · ru хулига́нка (person that causes trouble or violence) · cs chuligán (person that causes trouble or violence) · cmn 歹徒 (person that causes trouble or violence) · pl zabijaka (person that causes trouble or violence) · de Halbstarker (person that causes trouble or violence) · lt chuliganas (person that causes trouble or violence) · it teppista (person that causes trouble or violence) · es gamberra (person that causes trouble or violence) · pt baderneiro (person that causes trouble or violence) · eo huligano (person that causes trouble or violence) · de Randalierer (person that causes trouble or violence) · fi häirikkö (person that causes trouble or violence) · de Raufbold (person that causes trouble or violence) · kk бұзылған (person that causes trouble or violence) · ko 불량자 (person that causes trouble or violence) · et huligaan (person that causes trouble or violence) · ar دَمَوِيّ (person that causes trouble or violence) · pl warchoł (person that causes trouble or violence) · cs chuligánka (person that causes trouble or violence) · ru зади́ра (person that causes trouble or violence) · uz xuligan (person that causes trouble or violence) · ar سَفَّاح (person that causes trouble or violence) · sq huligan (person that causes trouble or violence) · ga amhas (person that causes trouble or violence) · ko 불한당 (person that causes trouble or violence) · ky хулиган (person that causes trouble or violence) · mk хулига́нка (person that causes trouble or violence) · tg авбош (person that causes trouble or violence) · gl tarabelo (person that causes trouble or violence) · de Hooligan (person that causes trouble or violence) · cmn 阿飛 /阿飞 (person that causes trouble or violence) · be хуліга́н (person that causes trouble or violence) · ka ხულიგანი (person that causes trouble or violence) · ga amhasóir (person that causes trouble or violence) · apc أزعر (person that causes trouble or violence) · ml ഗുണ്ട (person that causes trouble or violence) · hi गुंडा (person that causes trouble or violence) · th นักเลง (person that causes trouble or violence) · crh huligan (person that causes trouble or violence) · sh hȕligān (person that causes trouble or violence) · ko 불량배 (person that causes trouble or violence) · be хуліга́нка (person that causes trouble or violence) · kk бейбастақ (person that causes trouble or violence) · ky зөөкүр (person that causes trouble or violence) · pt vândalo (person that causes trouble or violence) · ky бейбаш (person that causes trouble or violence) · ja フーリガン (person that causes trouble or violence) · gl bullangueiro (person that causes trouble or violence) · de Rowdy (person that causes trouble or violence) · ko 훌리건 (person that causes trouble or violence) · gl lampantín (person that causes trouble or violence) · fr hooligan (person that causes trouble or violence) · lt triukšmadarys (person that causes trouble or violence) · gl bergante (person that causes trouble or violence) · el ταραχοποιός (person that causes trouble or violence) · it vandalo (person that causes trouble or violence) · tr holigan (person that causes trouble or violence) · fi huligaani (person that causes trouble or violence) · gl arroallo (person that causes trouble or violence) · lv huligāns (person that causes trouble or violence) · nl onruststoker (person that causes trouble or violence) · ru забия́ка (person that causes trouble or violence) · es hooligan (person that causes trouble or violence) · km កាចកោង (person that causes trouble or violence) · el χούλιγκαν (person that causes trouble or violence) · uk хуліга́нка (person that causes trouble or violence) · sh hȕligānka (person that causes trouble or violence) · aii ܫܹܠܵܬܹܐ (person that causes trouble or violence) · de Unruhestifter (person that causes trouble or violence) · bg хулига́нка (person that causes trouble or violence) · uz bezori (person that causes trouble or violence) · kk бұзақы (person that causes trouble or violence) · pt hooligan (person that causes trouble or violence) · sk chuligánka (person that causes trouble or violence) · gl bourión (person that causes trouble or violence) · de Querulant (person that causes trouble or violence) · sh ху̏лига̄н (person that causes trouble or violence) · ja 与太者 (person that causes trouble or violence) · lo ນັກປຸ້ນ (person that causes trouble or violence) · es vándala (person that causes trouble or violence) · it hooligan (person that causes trouble or violence) · fr casseur (person that causes trouble or violence) · my လမ်းသရဲ (person that causes trouble or violence) · ro huligan (person that causes trouble or violence) · ru буя́н (person that causes trouble or violence) · he חוּלִיגָן (person that causes trouble or violence) · es vándalo (person that causes trouble or violence) · fr voyou (person that causes trouble or violence) · nl hooligan (person that causes trouble or violence) · pl chuliganka (person that causes trouble or violence) · tk huligan (person that causes trouble or violence) · es gamberro (person that causes trouble or violence) · ru дебоши́р (person that causes trouble or violence) · mi rarikena (person that causes trouble or violence) · sl huliganka (person that causes trouble or violence) · pl zakapiór (person that causes trouble or violence) · ko 깡패 (person that causes trouble or violence) · vi hô-li-gân (person that causes trouble or violence) · yi כוליגאַן (person that causes trouble or violence) · ru хулига́н (person that causes trouble or violence) · ur غنڈہ (person that causes trouble or violence) · kk хулиган (person that causes trouble or violence) · fa قلدر (person that causes trouble or violence) · ja 不良 (person that causes trouble or violence) · sh ху̏лига̄нка (person that causes trouble or violence) · sl huligan (person that causes trouble or violence) · de Störenfried (person that causes trouble or violence) · pl chuligan (person that causes trouble or violence) · bg хулига́н (person that causes trouble or violence) · gl raido (person that causes trouble or violence) · ja ならず者 (person that causes trouble or violence) · hy խուլիգան (person that causes trouble or violence) · az xuliqan (person that causes trouble or violence) · el ταραξίας (person that causes trouble or violence) · uk хуліга́н (person that causes trouble or violence) · sk chuligán (person that causes trouble or violence) · mk хулига́н (person that causes trouble or violence) · cmn 流氓 (person that causes trouble or violence) · fa لات (person that causes trouble or violence) · ko 악당 (person that causes trouble or violence) · sq rrugaç (person that causes trouble or violence) · pt arruaceiro (person that causes trouble or violence) · yue 爛仔 /烂仔 (person that causes trouble or violence) · sv huligan (person that causes trouble or violence)