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hoolivan

noun

Etymology

Blend of hooligan + van.

  1. derived from Վան
  2. derived from وان
  3. borrowed from Van
  4. compounded as hoolivan — “hooligan + van”

Definitions

  1. A police van with surveillance equipment, used to monitor troublemakers at events such as…

    A police van with surveillance equipment, used to monitor troublemakers at events such as sports matches.

The neighborhood

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