wholigan

/ˈhuː.lɪ.ɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

A fan of the English rock band The Who.

Slang

"My girl's dad is a Who fan but she never really was interested until she started dating me. Now I've turned her into a Wholigan. :-)"
"Bass players, or any musicians really, will appreciate the mechanics far more, but I suspect any moderate to desperate-level Wholigan will want this DVD in his collection, it's a lovely reminder of that awesome talent who was taken from us years too soon."
"The Japanese Wholigan may rate “Out in the Street” as her favorite Who hit."

Blend of who + hooligan.

Wholigans (plural)

hooligan

Questions

How do you pronounce wholigan?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhuː.lɪ.ɡən/.

What does wholigan mean?

A fan of the English rock band The Who.

Where does wholigan come from?

Blend of who + hooligan.

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