Definition of Hooliganism

1. Noun. Willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others.


Definition of Hooliganism

1. Noun. Unruly aggressive behavior; behavior associated with hooligans ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hooliganism

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hooliganism

hookworm disease
hookworm infections
hookworms
hooky
hooky-playing
hooky player
hooley
hooleys
hoolican
hoolicans
hoolie
hoolier
hoolies
hooliest
hooligan
hooliganism (current term)
hooliganisms
hooligans
hoolock
hoolocks
hooly
hoom
hoon
hoond
hoonds
hooned
hooning
hoonoomaun
hoonoomauns
hoons

Literary usage of Hooliganism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Known to the Police by Thomas Holmes (1908)
"CHAPTER IX THE hooliganism OF THE POOR PRESENT-DAY excitements have killed the " hooligan " scare. Good nervous people now sleep comfortably in their beds, ..."

2. Palmer's Index to "The Times" NewspaperTimes (London, England) (1901)
"... 80 о 7 d—30 о 10 e on the Railway Disputes, 2 о 13 е — (James) on the South Dublin Election, 28 о 10 r on hooliganism, 6 я Se Wimbledon, hooliganism at, ..."

3. Towards Social Reform by Barnett, Samuel Augustus Barnett, Henrietta Barnett (1909)
"PART III EDUCATION hooliganism MANSION House Funds for the Belief of Distress used to be a terror to many East Londoners. The relief was often so much more ..."

4. Russia of the Russians by Harold Williams (1915)
"hooliganism is, in fact, one aspect of that state of affairs, ... hooliganism and the increased consumption of vodka again largely explain each other. ..."

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