Hoodlum is an English word with synonyms like hood or outlaw. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Hoodlum meaning
- A gangster; a hired thug.
- A rough or violent youth.
Synonyms of Hoodlum
Using Hoodlum
- The main meaning on this page is: A gangster; a hired thug. | A rough or violent youth.
- Useful related words include: hood, outlaw, crook, felon.
Context around Hoodlum
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hoodlum
- In this selection, "hoodlum" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, petty, sponsored, space, priest, attacks and star stand out and add context to how "hoodlum" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a petty hoodlum with an and a sponsored hoodlum of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hoodlum" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hoodlum
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
No hoodlum would have locked them in that car, they would have taken them away instead. (16 words)
Dickson (1982), p. 230. The term eventually came to describe "a young male hustler, a gangster, a hoodlum, or a ruffian". (21 words)
His role in “The Hoodlum Priest” not only showcased his acting prowess but also his skill behind the camera as he co-wrote the screenplay. (25 words)
While Chris Pratt does an undeniably stellar job on-screen portraying the snarky, sardonic, space hoodlum Star-Lord – we actually have to give it up to his excellent stunt double, Tony McFarr, for performing some of the more frenetic action scenes on set. (43 words)
Along the way, Ma reunites with series-regular Jang I-su (Park Ji-hwan) a petty hoodlum with an attachment to his designer man-purse and a secret desire, which Ma exploits amusingly, to be accepted as one of the squad. (41 words)
Petitioner is just a sponsored hoodlum of the PF who has been told to keep the upnd distracted with this petition so that the PF can continue stealing with impunity without the opposition offering checks and balances. (37 words)
Example sentences (8)
Along the way, Ma reunites with series-regular Jang I-su (Park Ji-hwan) a petty hoodlum with an attachment to his designer man-purse and a secret desire, which Ma exploits amusingly, to be accepted as one of the squad.
His role in “The Hoodlum Priest” not only showcased his acting prowess but also his skill behind the camera as he co-wrote the screenplay.
No hoodlum would have locked them in that car, they would have taken them away instead.
Hoodlum attacks were recorded at the polling units where the governorship and Kogi West senatorial district candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Musa Wada and Senator Dino Melaye, cast their votes.
Petitioner is just a sponsored hoodlum of the PF who has been told to keep the upnd distracted with this petition so that the PF can continue stealing with impunity without the opposition offering checks and balances.
While Chris Pratt does an undeniably stellar job on-screen portraying the snarky, sardonic, space hoodlum Star-Lord – we actually have to give it up to his excellent stunt double, Tony McFarr, for performing some of the more frenetic action scenes on set.
Dickson (1982), p. 230. The term eventually came to describe "a young male hustler, a gangster, a hoodlum, or a ruffian".
In 1936, the New York City Police Department unsuccessfully attempted to enter the tunnel, in order to look for the body of a hoodlum supposedly buried there.