hooligan
/ˈhuːlɪɡən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhuːlɪɡən/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhü-li-gən/ (ame, mw)
hooligan — noun
- hooligansingular
- hooligansplural
1. a person, often a young man in a group, who behaves violently in public by fight
a person, often a young man in a group, who behaves violently in public by fighting or damaging property
A group of hooligans threw bottles at the police outside the stadium.
collocation: group of hooligans
The court ordered three known hooligans to stay away from all football games.
pattern: ban/order [sb] from [event]
Riot police arrested the hooligans who had smashed windows in the market square.
Rohan heard shouting and saw hooligans fighting near the railway bridge.
Football hooligans from both sides clashed in the streets after the final whistle.
- thug
more serious — implies a career criminal who uses violence, often for money
- ruffian
old-fashioned — a rough, violent person, rarely used in modern speech
- delinquent
focuses on young people who break the law, not necessarily with public violence
- peacekeeper
someone who actively prevents violence or keeps order
- law-abiding citizen
a person who follows the law and does not cause public disorder
文法句型
hooligan + verb
hooligan + of + noun
用法筆記
Most commonly used in British English in the context of football (soccer), often in the plural form referring to groups. The adjective form 'hooligan' (e.g., hooligan behaviour) is also common.