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hooligan

noun as in hoodlum

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He later added: "Those who are not welcome in Aston are hooligans that have a long history of violence and vile racism," citing anti-Palestinian chants made by some Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at previous matches.

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One of those, Iqbal Mohammed, posted on X that the safety of locals should be put above the “Zionist and political pressure to let Israeli hooligans and terrorists run riot in our country.”

Trump pardoned the hooligans who ransacked the Capitol because he lost the 2020 presidential election.

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Nawrocki did not deny taking part in hooligan brawls as a younger man, calling them "noble fights".

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He does not deny taking part in football hooligan brawls, and has called them "noble fights".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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