Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoolivan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hoo-li-van
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A police van with surveillance equipment, used to monitor troublemakers at events such as sports matches.

Example Sentences

"Of course we played our part too and it's easy to look back with rose-tinted Armani shades but there was no two ways about it; the 'glory days' were over with CCTV, hoolivans, undercover Police operations, banning orders, jail sentences […]"

Etymology

Blend of hooligan + van.

Inflected Forms

hoolivans (plural)

Questions

What does hoolivan mean?: A police van with surveillance equipment, used to monitor troublemakers at events such as sports matches.
Where does hoolivan come from?: Blend of hooligan + van.

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