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hoon

British  
/ huːn /

noun

  1. informal a hooligan

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of hoon

of unknown origin

Example Sentences

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Chhora Chhori ko phool de, bole main tumse pyaaar karta hoom; chhori chhore ko phool de, bole main tumse pyaar karti hoon.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2013

Obviously I've got it in the latter the whole time, because I'm a hoon.

From The Guardian • Nov. 9, 2012

I'm sorry, but this is a car that does bring out the hoon in a chap.

From The Guardian • Nov. 9, 2012

“Mein friend keh saath hoon, Mamma. So I’ll call you later, okay?”

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

I was deafened with the shrill, piping hoon of the whistling; and then, clear in my ear, something seemed to be saying to me:—'Get out of here—quick!

From Carnacki, the Ghost Finder by Hodgson, William Hope