hoodlum
noun
a thug or gangster.
hoodlums
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pluralof hoodlum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As with the original, this new version approaches the outlaw life from the perspective of the filthy rich bosses, trying to manage a business staffed by unreliable hoodlums.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
Northern Ireland Minister Conor Burns described those involved in the singing as "mindless hoodlums" and called for the police to investigate the matter.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2022
These coyotes are roving the streets in packs, like unrepentant hoodlums looking for a mark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2022
Seymour Cassel, an Oscar-nominated character actor who played raconteurs, street toughs and cha-cha-dancing hoodlums and who frequently collaborated with independent filmmakers John Cassavetes and Wes Anderson, died April 7 at a hospital in Los Angeles.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2019
They found it hard to believe that we were studying, and it was even harder to believe that some of us hoodlums were still at school.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
