hoon

/ (huːn) /

noun

Australian and NZ informal a hooligan

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schlep

to say or do hesitantly or awkwardly

to fold or wind around something

to carry; lug

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Word Origin for hoon

of unknown origin

Words nearby hoon

hooky, hooley, hoolie, hooligan, hooly, hoon, hoop, hoop back, hoop iron, hoop pine, hoop skirt

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Example sentences from the Web for hoon

He's a braw Hoon an' A'm encouraged by the fine things that the baron said aboot ma poetry.
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace
The day of our start for Wrangell was bright and the Hoon, the north wind, strong.
Travels in Alaska|John Muir