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Hoolie

//ˈhuːli// noun, slang

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Noun

1
Short for hooligan (“a young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group”). abbreviation, alt-of, slang
"Hooligans or hoolies are in it for the pure lust of violence and defence of turf and not really politics, although the subculture tends towards a right wing syndrome of working-class machismo and hostility to foreigners and to the better-off, better-dressed, and better-educated. Hoolies also tend towards public inebriation and, sometimes agitated by a small minority screaming 'Sieg Heil' and 'Germany for the Germans', have engaged in massed rampages through towns, attacking shops, police, and whatever target seemed convenient."
2
Alternative spelling of hooley (“a noisy celebration or party”). Ireland, alt-of, alternative
"The celebratory ceilidh at the Culag Hotel in Lochinver is still talked about. 'Oh, it was a fine evening,' one discreet woman said to me. 'A right damn wild hoolie!' a well-oiled friend enthused."
3
Alternative spelling of hooley (“a strong wind”). Scotland, alt-of, alternative
"Bertie held mum's hand tightly as the wind was by now blowing a hoolie and Bertie did not feel very safe as he felt that he was close to being blown off his paws on more than one occasion."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hool(igan) + -ie (diminutive suffix).

Etymology 2

A variant of hooley; the further etymology of etymology 2 sense 1 (“noisy celebration or party”) is unknown. Etymology 2 sense 2 (“strong wind”) is possibly from one of the following: * borrowed from Orkney Scots hool(an) (“strong wind”) + English -ie (diminutive suffix). Hoolan is derived from Norn (unattested), from Old Norse ýlun (“howling, wailing”), from ýla (“to howl”) (ultimately onomatopoeic) + -un (suffix forming nouns). * from etymology 2 sense 1. * From “tulaidh” in Scottish Gaelic, often a prefix, indicating extremity, starkness, things taken to an ultimate extent, an absolute degree, which, lenited as “thulaidh” would be pronounced “hoolie”.

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