hoodlumism

as indisorderly conduct

Synonyms for hoodlumism

noun disturbance caused by a minor legal offense

Word Origin & History

popularized 1871, American English, (identified throughout the 1870s as "a California word") "young street rowdy, loafer," especially one involved in violence against Chinese immigrants, "young criminal, gangster;" it appears to have been in use locally from a slightly earlier date and may have begun as a specific name of a gang:

Of unknown origin, though newspapers of the day printed myriad fanciful stories concocted to account for it. A guess perhaps better than average is that it is from German dialectal (Bavarian) Huddellump "ragamuffin" [Barnhart].

Example Sentences for hoodlumism

It is precisely in New England, however, that a bitter cry on this very subject of hoodlumism has lately been raised.

Hoodlumism is born of idleness; it is useful energy gone to seed.

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Synonyms for hoodlumism

More words related to hoodlumism

disorderly conduct