fooligan

English

Etymology

Blend of fool +‎ hooligan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

fooligan (plural fooligans)

1. (slang) A foolish or naive troublemaker.
   • 1909, The Academy and Literature, volume 75, page 44:

     Indeed, it is being erroneously taken for granted that this Suffrage foolery is a kind of game between the police and the fooligans.

   • 1999 January 16, Xena (Chis) Warrior Princess [username], “[FANFIC] TOW the Jigsaw”, in alt.tv.friends.fanfic‎ (Usenet):

     CHANDLER: She's not my wife, she's not my wife you fool! You german fooligan! I went to high school I know what your country did to France!

   • 2009, Noire, Hittin' the Bricks, One World Books, →ISBN, page 117:

     A lot of these rappers that come in here could break out in a major way if they wasn't so busy slanging and bangin' and acting like a bunch of fooligans.