What is a young rowdy; a rough, lawless fellow. [Colloq. U.S.] called?
hoodlum — A young rowdy; a rough, lawless fellow. [Colloq. U.S.]. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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