hooliganism

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hooligan +‎ -ism

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hooliganism (usually uncountable, plural hooliganisms)

  1. unruly, aggressive behavior; behavior associated with hooligans
    • 1951 October, “Notes and News: Bromsgrove Tombstone Damaged”, in Railway Magazine, page 709:
      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.

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