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.