hoon
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- noun
- /huːn/
- Offensive
:
gamberro (informal, ofensivo)
- It's a big car scene, like The Fast and the Furious. "Insp James said the hoon problems were not exclusive to La Perouse."
Examples
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The man was known as a notorious hoon for racing his car down the street at night.
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Eastern beaches police Inspector Leonard James said tears were the "usual reaction" of many of the hoons picked up around drag racing hot spots such as "The Loop" at La Perouse or the boat ramp at Foreshore Rd in Botany.
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Well, the word Hoon is basically similar to our laws here in America of reckless driving.
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Many people complained about the hoon who revved his engine loudly outside their homes.
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She was frustrated by the group of hoons who had gathered to show off their cars in the parking lot.
Synonyms
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A rude person who is clumsy and unpleasant
A person in a neighborhood who drives dangerously and behaves badly
A person who acts violently or causes trouble in public
Idioms
Compounds
How Reckless
- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Hoon probably comes from hooligan, a name for a 'rough person', so a hoon is someone who behaves in a rude or reckless way and makes trouble in public.