hoodlum
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“He was absolutely beautiful, like a Botticelli cosh boy,” Mr. Lindsay-Hogg recalled, using an old British slang term for stylish teenage hoodlum.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
And now you tell him that you want to turn your life of classical music study behind so that you can rap with that hoodlum Tariq.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
In your film, a teacher once said that James would be either a hoodlum or a great entertainer.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2021
"He’s got an edge to him. He looks like a choir boy, but he plays like … a hoodlum," Van Gundy said.
From Fox News ● Jul. 8, 2021
“Mrs. Merriam says you’re a hoodlum in training.”
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
Northern Ireland Minister Conor Burns described those involved in the singing as "mindless hoodlums" and called for the police to investigate the matter.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2022
An assistant district attorney discovers one of the hoodlums he must prosecute is the son of a former love.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2020
Scorsese has equally vivid memories of his childhood, growing up in Little Italy where his formative influences included his parents, his Catholic priests and the local hoodlums who would inspire films like “Mean Streets.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2020
For a while, Oliver is on the run from both cops and hoodlums and goes around with a shaved head and a fake mustache, and it’s pretty funny.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2018
Pa said she spent too much money on the dresses and scolded her for bringing those teenage hoodlums inside his house.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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