hoodlum
Collocations
3VERB + HOODLUM
add, go
HOODLUM + NOUN
friend
ADV.
swiftly
Definitions
noun
A gangster; a hired thug.
There is no question the MS-13 gang must be stopped. It is a vile organization of hoodlums with no regard for life.
In Sam Mendes's excellent gangster movie Road to Perdition (2002), he tested the boundaries further playing a hitman – but while we know he's a killer, we never really see him go full-pelt hoodlum.
A rough or violent youth.
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4There is no question the MS-13 gang must be stopped. It is a vile organization of hoodlums with no regard for life.
WiktionaryIn Sam Mendes's excellent gangster movie Road to Perdition (2002), he tested the boundaries further playing a hitman – but while we know he's a killer, we never really see him go full-pelt hoodlum.
WiktionaryCaesar Enrico “Rico” Bandello is a hoodlum who rises swiftly in Chicago’s mob world, in the 1931 film “Little Caesar.” Played by Edward G. Robinson, Rico is tracked down by police and shot.
WiktionaryI didn't want to add this hoodlum as a friend on Twitter.
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