[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hoodlum \hood"lum\, n.
   a young rowdy; a rough, lawless fellow; colloquially, called
   also hood. colloq. u.s.
   1913 webster

         just tell your hoodlum friends outside
         you ain't got time to take no ride. --yakety-yak song
   pjc
see also:
hood 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

hoodlum
     n : an aggressive and violent young criminal syn: hood, goon,
          punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer
see also:
hood goon punk thug tough toughie 
strong-armer 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

150 moby thesaurus words for "hoodlum":
   mafioso, young turk, apache, bad boy, bandit, battler, beast,
   beldam, belligerent, belted knight, berserk, berserker, bickerer,
   blade, bomber, booger, bravo, brawler, brigand, bruiser, brute,
   buffoon, bugger, bully, bullyboy, combatant, competitor, contender,
   contestant, crook, cutup, dacoit, demon, desperado, devil,
   disputant, dragon, duelist, elf, enfant terrible, enforcer, fencer,
   feuder, fiend, fighter, fighting cock, fire-eater, firebrand,
   foilsman, funmaker, fury, gamecock, gangster, gladiator, goon,
   gorilla, gun, gunsel, hardnose, hatchet man, hell-raiser, hellcat,
   hellhound, hellion, hit man, holy terror, hood, hooligan, hothead,
   hotspur, imp, incendiary, joker, jokester, jouster, killer, knave,
   knight, little devil, little monkey, little rascal, mad dog,
   madcap, militant, minx, mischief, mischief-maker, mobsman, mobster,
   monster, mug, mugger, muscle man, pixie, plug-ugly,
   practical joker, prankster, puck, quarreler, racketeer, rapist,
   rapscallion, rascal, revolutionary, rioter, rival, rodman, rogue,
   rough, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, sabreur, savage, scamp,
   scapegrace, scrapper, scuffler, she-wolf, spitfire, squabbler,
   strong arm, strong-arm man, strong-armer, struggler, swashbuckler,
   sword, swordplayer, swordsman, termagant, terror, terrorist, thug,
   tiger, tigress, tilter, torpedo, tough, tough guy, trigger man,
   tussler, ugly customer, violent, virago, vixen, wag, wild beast,
   witch, wolf, wrangler

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