Hoolivans
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Jump to navigationJump to searchHooligans: A tough and aggressive or violent youth. According to the OED, the origin of 'hooligan' is unknown. Apparently the word first appeared in 1898 in London police reports, and suggest that 'hooligan' might be a corruption of 'Hooley' or 'Hooley's gang'.
The OED further notes that the name Hooligan was used in the late 19th century for a comic Irish character and a 'rowdy Irish family'.
