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hoodlumism

hoodlumism noun: behavior characteristic of a hoodlum.

Noun

hoodlumism (usually uncountable, plural hoodlumisms)

  1. (usually) Behavior characteristic of a hoodlum.
    • “There’s no drug selling and hoodlumism up in here.”2009 January 17, Anne Barnard, “Outside a Barbershop, Streets Feel Dark Even Before Dusk”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    rowdiness

Synonyms of hoodlumism

Forms of hoodlumism

pluralhoodlumisms

Origin of hoodlumism

From hoodlum + -ism.

Questions about hoodlumism

What does hoodlumism mean?
Hoodlumism means behavior characteristic of a hoodlum.
What part of speech is hoodlumism?
Hoodlumism is a noun.
What is the plural of hoodlumism?
The plural of hoodlumism is hoodlumisms.

Words near hoodlumism in the dictionary

  1. hoodless
  2. hoodlike
  3. hoodline
  4. hoodlum
  5. hoodlumish
  6. hoodlumism
  7. hoodlumisms
  8. hoodlumize
  9. hoodlumized
  10. hoodlumizes
  11. hoodlumizing

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