hooliganism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈhu.lɪ.ɡən.ɪz.əm/
Etymology
Etymology tree English hooligan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hooliganism From hooligan + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) unruly, aggressive behavior; behavior associated with hooligans
Only one [tomb] stone was damaged (the Scaife one), and this took place on Friday, March 2, 1951, as a result of hooliganism on the part of two boys.
1951 October, “Notes and News: Bromsgrove Tombstone Damaged”, in Railway Magazine, page 709:
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(uncountable, usually) an offence analogous to disorderly conduct or breach of the peace in several post-Soviet jurisdictions and historically in the People's Republic of China
In 1956, convictions for hooliganism exploded and a wave of deviant activity swept through the country that was noted as new and unheralded.
2006, Brian Lapierre, “Making Hooliganism on a Mass Scale: The campaign against petty hooliganism in the Soviet Union, 1956-1964”, in Cahiers du Monde russe, volume 47, numbers 1-2, page 349:‘Hooliganism,’ in this sense of the term, is not to be confused with hooliganism in the context of sports games. While the former describes a criminal act, the latter is a generalized mode of unruly public conduct undertaken by fans to demonstrate devotion to their team through intimidation directed at the other team.
2019, Noelle Wurst, “Power, Punk, and Performance: A Critical Analysis of Hooligan Laws in Russia”, in Rollins College Honors Program Theses, volume 94, page 5:“Picking quarrels and provoking trouble” first appeared in Chinese law under the vague crime of hooliganism[…] Defendants could be sentenced to seven years in prison, or even death.
2021 August 25, Guo Rui, “‘Picking quarrels and provoking trouble’: how China’s catch-all crime muzzles dissent”, in South China Morning Post:Police said on May 23 that members of the far-right National Corps were arrested for hooliganism after they clashed with security guards and threw smoke bombs, fireworks, and paint cans at the headquarters of the Opposition Platform - For Life.
2020 May 24, “Ukrainian Police Detain Far-Right Activists For Hooliganism Against Pro-Russia Party HQ”, in Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hooliganisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (21)
ro huliganism (behavior) · ga amhasóireacht (behavior) · crh huliganlıq (behavior) · es vandalismo (behavior) · sv huliganism (behavior) · cmn 流氓 (behavior) · uk хуліганство (behavior) · es gamberrismo (behavior) · hi गुंडागर्दी (behavior) · pl chuliganizm (behavior) · kk бұзақылық (behavior) · de Hooliganismus (behavior) · fr hooliganisme (behavior) · hy խուլիգանություն (behavior) · ja 悪たれ (behavior) · el χουλιγκανισμός (behavior) · pl chuligaństwo (behavior) · ru хулига́нство (behavior) · be хуліганства (behavior) · pt holiganismo (behavior) · de Rowdytum (behavior)