hoodla
hoodla is the plural of hoodlum.
Meaning of hoodlum
Noun
hoodlum (plural hoodlums)
- A gangster; a hired thug.
- When the hoodlums reach their headquarters...1942 June 16, Jerry Siegel, “The Case of the Crimeless Crimes”, in Action Comics, volume 1, number 51, page 3
- Synonyms:
- criminal, crook, committer, culprit, delinquent, desperado, double-dealer, felon, lawbreaker, lowlife
- A rough or violent youth.
- Synonyms:
- agitator, bad boy, bad news, bear, beggar, bhoy, blackguard, booger, boot boy, bovver boy
Origin of hoodla
Misrepresentation, often intentional, of hoodlum as containing the Latinistic -um suffix, whose plural is -a.
Questions about hoodla
- What is hoodla the plural of?
- Hoodla is the plural of hoodlum.
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