Definitions for hooligan

hooligan hoo·li·gan

Spelling: [hoo-li-guh n]
IPA: /ˈhu lɪ gən/

Hooligan is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 206 anagrams from letters in hooligan (aghilnoo).

Definitions for hooligan

noun

  1. a ruffian or hoodlum.

adjective

  1. of or like hooligans.

Origin of hooligan

First recorded in 1895-1900; perhaps after the Irish surname Hooligan, but corroborating evidence is lacking

Examples for hooligan

"That's a game two can play at, hooligan," answered Harris coolly.

And then there is Caminero, who remains, quietly simply, a hooligan.

Even the hooligan was probably invented in China centuries before we thought of him.

He must suffer for smashing up my rooms exactly as if he had been a hooligan in the street.

If we'd got to hooligan's half an hour sooner, we might have rescued the girl.

And not a thing had been stolen—not a hooligan had dared enter.

He is a hooligan; that's precisely what he is, and once I was pleased at his coming to my concert.

But it was not even a nobleman's rod; any moujik, any hooligan, could wield it.

Then it began to dawn on Matt that the schemers had fallen back on hooligan.

The family's away for the summer, and hooligan is able to do about as he pleases there.

Word Value for hooligan
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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