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Meaning of hoodlum

hood•lum

Pronunciation: (hd'lum, hood'-), [key]
— n.
  1. a thug or gangster.
  2. a young street ruffian, esp. one belonging to a gang.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
hoodie hoodman-blind