Clipping of hool(igan).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhuːl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhul/
• Rhymes: -uːl

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hool (plural hools)

1. (slang) Clipping of hooligan (“a young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group”).

   Synonyms: (slang) hoolie; see also Thesaurus:troublemaker

   • 2010, Herbert C. Covey, Street Gangs Throughout the World, page 25:

     Hooligans, sometimes referred to as “hools,” are predominantly a European phenomenon.

• holo, holo-

From Proto-Finnic *hooli. Related to Finnish huoli.

hool (genitive hoole, partitive hoolt)

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