adjective
- resembling, characteristic of, or befitting a hoodlum; rowdy, ruffianly, or thuggish in behavior or appearance
Usage: informal; derogatory
Examples
- The gang members wore hoodlumish clothing and spoke in aggressive tones.
- His hoodlumish behavior got him expelled from school.
- The neighborhood had a hoodlumish reputation due to frequent street fights.
- She disapproved of his hoodlumish friends and their reckless antics.
- The movie portrayed the protagonist's hoodlumish past before his redemption.
- Police were called to break up a hoodlumish brawl outside the bar.