hooligan

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.3.4 Descendants 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Almost certainly from the surname Houlihan.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhuː.lɪ.gən/, SAMPA: /"hu.l@.g@n/

[edit] Noun

hooligan (plural hooligans)

1. (informal, pejorative) A person that causes trouble or violence.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:troublemaker

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• lout
• thug
• yob, yobbo

[edit] Descendants

• German: Hooligan
• Russian: хулиган (xuligán)

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

hooligan m.

1. (pejorative) hooligan