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[ UK /hˈʊdləm/ ]
[ US /ˈhʊdɫəm/ ]
NOUN
  1. an aggressive and violent young criminal

How To Use hoodlum In A Sentence

  • Aaron Burr are largely reduced to an amusing but pointless conversation with four gigantic hoodlums from Baltimore who are asked to interpret the word "despicable," which triggered the Burr-Hamilton duel. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • These feeble-minded hoodlums have primarily been targeting foreign tourists and women.
  • A young hoodlum heaves a brick through the window of a baker's shop.
  • She knew she was badder than these wannabe hoodlums.
  • The second point that should be hammered home is that the hoodlums who rampaged through the Pune institute decided to express their sentiments after Laine's book had been withdrawn.
  • You've got a cinch-nobody to think of but your own precious self -- an 'a lot of young hoodlums makin' eyes at you an 'tellin' you how beautiful your eyes are. CHAPTER I
  • And due to its popularity with mafia types (part of the Godfather was filmed here), besides a few hoodlums in concrete slippers, one-time teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa is supposedly in there too.
  • Political correctness is everything: ‘Thou shalt not even contemplate chastising unpunishable classroom hoodlums.’
  • The Western hoodlum who cuts the tail from a Chinaman's nowl, and would cut the nowl from the body, if he dared, is simply a patriot with a logical mind, having the courage of his opinions. A Cynic Looks at Life
  • These feeble-minded hoodlums have primarily been targeting foreign tourists and women.
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