- plural of hoodlum.
hoodlums
Example Sentences
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The authorities say the curfew is necessary because "hoodlums" have hijacked the protests in order to loot and vandalise properties.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2024
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
But once arrested, they were portrayed by the press as a gang of hoodlums.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2019
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
They found it hard to believe that we were studying, and it was even harder to believe that some of us hoodlums were still at school.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
