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hooligan

hooligan

noun HOO-lee-gahn Rare

Also means

football thug

Usage Note

Hooligan is borrowed directly from English and refers specifically to a violent football fan. In Spain the native equivalent is ultras (m/f, pl), which denotes organised fan groups that can range from passionate to violent. Hooligan tends to evoke British football culture in particular; ultras is used for the Spanish domestic phenomenon. The plural in Spanish is hooligans.

Examples

"La policía detuvo a varios hooligans antes del partido."

Natural Translation

Police arrested several hooligans before the match.

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