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Noun: hoodlum hood-lum

An aggressive and violent young criminal
- 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

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