hooligan

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other…

   A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.

   • She also heard boys from other classes behind her talking: “So, Teacher Tang is a female hooligan.”
   • And I was in danger of turning into a right little hooligan if left to my wayward ways.
   • “You are hooligan, you try to make trouble.” Sam paused, then continued. “Ah ha ha ha, I am right, I see it in your eyes. A hooligan!”
2. 2

   Ellipsis of football hooligan.

3. 3

   A member of the United States Coast Guard.

   • I frequently notice that the hooligans (a respectful reference to the U.S. Coast Guard) are a hard act to follow.
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   1. 4

      To act as a hooligan (etymology 1, noun sense 1).

   2. 5

      To treat (a person) roughly.

   3. 6

      A type of fish, an anadromous smelt, Thaleichthys pacificus, found in the North Pacific.

      • One year there was a strong wind. We couldn’t catch herring, but they were there. We caught lots of hooligans (smelt) and got through the year on those.
      • Low-gradient, clear water streams on the western side of Portage Pass provide spawning and rearing habitat for red salmon, silver salmon, pink salmon, chum salmon, hooligan (smelt), and Dolly Varden (U.S. Bureau of Land Management 1977b).

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