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How to pronounce “hooligan”
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Pronunciation guide for hooligan
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of hooligan with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
from the football hooligan crowd to seeing it on TV as well.
- Definition summary
- (informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
Example 1 of 2
How to pronounce hooligan
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
from the football hooligan crowd to seeing it on TV as well.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “hooligan”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
- Ellipsis of football hooligan.
- (slang, US) A member of the United States Coast Guard.
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To act as a hooligan (sense 1).
- (transitive, by extension) To treat (a person) roughly.
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