I didn't want to add this hoodlum as a friend on Twitter.
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Hoodlum
/ˈhuːdləm/
Synonyms for "hoodlum" (182 found)
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There is no question the MS-13 gang must be stopped. It is a vile organization of hoodlums with no regard for life.
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In Sam Mendes's excellent gangster movie Road to Perdition (2002), he tested the boundaries further playing a hitman – but while we know he's a killer, we never really see him go full-pelt hoodlum.
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Caesar Enrico “Rico” Bandello is a hoodlum who rises swiftly in Chicago’s mob world, in the 1931 film “Little Caesar.” Played by Edward G. Robinson, Rico is tracked down by police and shot.
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