hoodlumism

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noun

Behavior characteristic of a hoodlum.

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rowdiness
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Meanings

nounhoodlumism (usually uncountable, plural hoodlumisms)

plural hoodlumisms

  1. uncountableusuallyBehavior characteristic of a hoodlum.

    “There’s no drug selling and hoodlumism up in here.”

    2009 January 17, Anne Barnard, “Outside a Barbershop, Streets Feel Dark Even Before Dusk”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: rowdiness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounBehavior characteristic of a hoodlum.

Similar
rowdiness

Origin

From hoodlum + -ism.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Muslimhood
Cite this entry
APA

hoodlumism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoodlumism

MLA

“hoodlumism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoodlumism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hoodlumism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoodlumism.

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