Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hughligan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hugh-li-gan
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A political supporter of Hugh Cecil, 1st Baron Quickswood.

Colloquial

Etymology

Blend of Hugh + hooligan.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

Hughligans (plural)

Questions

What does hughligan mean?: A political supporter of Hugh Cecil, 1st Baron Quickswood.
Where does hughligan come from?: Blend of Hugh + hooligan.

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