hoolihan
- noun
- Offensive
:
matón
- The police arrested the hoolihan who started the fight outside the stadium.
Examples
-
A group of hoolihans disrupted the peaceful protest with their aggressive behavior.
-
No one wanted to confront the hoolihan causing trouble at the party.
-
Don't be a hoolihan at the concert!
-
The hoolihan was banned from the stadium after the incident.
-
The police arrested the hoolihan who started the fight outside the stadium.
-
A group of hoolihans disrupted the peaceful protest with their aggressive behavior.
-
No one wanted to confront the hoolihan causing trouble at the party.
Synonyms
69
4.1
A person who causes problems for other people on purpose
37
6.3
A violent or noisy person who causes trouble in public, often at sports events
7
4.0
A person who makes a lot of noise and causes trouble in a group
4
9.9
A person who drives dangerously or behaves badly in public
1
9.9
A rude person who is clumsy and unpleasant
A person who causes trouble on purpose to upset others
A person who causes problems by starting arguments or fights
A person in a neighborhood who drives dangerously and behaves badly
Antonyms
How Violent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hoolihan for a violent or disorderly person likely comes from the familiar word hooligan, which means a rough 'troublemaker' and may come from an Irish family name, so you can remember it as someone who causes public trouble.