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voyou — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hoodlum noun A violent or lawless young troublemaker; a small-time thug.
  • hooligan noun A violent or destructive troublemaker, especially one acting as part of a rowdy group.
  • knave noun A dishonest or deceitful man.
  • lout noun A rude, clumsy, or aggressive person, especially a man.
  • rogue noun A dishonest or unprincipled person; a scoundrel.
  • ruffian noun A violent, lawless, or thuggish person.
  • thug noun A violent, aggressive criminal, often acting as part of a gang.
  • yob noun A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.

Senses

voyou is used for these senses in English:

  • hoodlum A rough or violent youth.
  • hooligan (informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
  • knave (dated) A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.
  • lout A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
  • rogue A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
  • ruffian A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
  • thug A violent, aggressive, or truculent person.
  • yob (derogatory, chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.

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