Fooligan

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A foolish or naive troublemaker. slang

    "Indeed, it is being erroneously taken for granted that this Suffrage foolery is a kind of game between the police and the fooligans."

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"Indeed, it is being erroneously taken for granted that this Suffrage foolery is a kind of game between the police and the fooligans."

Etymology

Blend of fool + hooligan.

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