Dec 4, 2015 · The Hoodlum Band was arrested on December 13, 1866. Refer to The Frederick Bee History Project "Hoodlum" page. From that page: Hudelum means disorderly in a German dialect, …

Jul 24, 2020 · Ruffian, thug, hoodlum, hooligan, and lout. They all generally refer to a troublemaker, a violent man. But I wonder if there are any nuances of meaning between them. For example, we …

A cutthroat or ruffian; a hoodlum. 2. also Thug One of a group of professional criminals, devotees of Kali, who robbed and murdered travelers in northern India until the mid-1800s.

Actually, the point of my response is that the speaker is using "hood" as an adjective meaning something contrary to "nice." I also don't say that it means "neighborhood" in the cited context. Re: …

Sep 22, 2010 · Thee, thou, and thine (or thy) are Early Modern English second person singular pronouns. Thou is the subject form (nominative), thee is the object form, and thy/thine is the …

Jul 13, 2011 · The word existed with a different meaning back in the times of Shakespeare From Wikipedia From the late 16th through the 18th century, punk was a common, coarse synonym for …

Jul 26, 2015 · a hoodlum who collects money owed to a racketeer ' a 'juice man' (loan collector) for syndicate hoodlum bosses (1950s+ underworld) ' Source: Dictionary.com juice collector (slang): one …

Apr 15, 2017 · I checked Garner's Modern American Usage; although BG doesn't address free of vs. free from, he writes that the distinction between freedom of and freedom from is that the former …

Aug 16, 2017 · J.W. only tried these kilt ditties as a stop-gap, but even the hoodlum in the back-gallery has jerried to the fact that there is often more humor j in a bar of these Hielan' harmonies than in a …

Oct 16, 2020 · I'm looking for the adjectival form of " integrity." Instead of "Be a person of integrity," I'd like to say something like "Be [one word I'm looking for]" I did a Google search for this, but I also …