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хулига́н — meaning in English

khuligan

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English meaning

  • bully noun A person who deliberately mistreats, threatens, or intimidates others they see as weaker.
  • 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.
  • lout noun A rude, clumsy, or aggressive person, especially a man.
  • rowdy adjective Loud, boisterous, and disorderly.
  • ruffian noun A violent, lawless, or thuggish person.
  • yob noun A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.

Senses

хулига́н is used for these senses in English:

  • Halligan bar A firefighter's multipurpose tool for breaking down doors, etc., having a claw (or fork), a blade, and a tapered pick.
  • bully A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege. [from late 17th c.]
  • 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.
  • lout A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
  • rowdy (countable) A boisterous person; a brawler.
  • ruffian A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
  • yob (derogatory, chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.

bully — full definition

  1. noun A person who deliberately mistreats, threatens, or intimidates others they see as weaker.
  2. verb To intimidate or act aggressively toward someone, typically someone perceived as weaker.
  3. adj Excellent or first-rate (dated, informal).

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