Noun: hoodlum hood-lum
- An aggressive and violent young criminal
"The hoodlum was arrested for vandalizing cars in the neighbourhood";
- hood [slang], goon [informal], punk [N. Amer, informal], thug, tough [informal], toughie [informal], strong-armer
Derived forms: hoodlums
Type of: crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], felon, malefactor [formal], outlaw
Encyclopedia: Hoodlum