hooliganism
/ˈhu.lɪ.ɡən.ɪz.əm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
an offence analogous to disorderly conduct or breach of the peace in several post-Soviet jurisdictions and historically in the People's Republic of China
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Only one [tomb] stone was damaged (the Scaife one), and this took place on Friday, March 2, 1951, as a result of hooliganism on the part of two boys."
- "In 1956, convictions for hooliganism exploded and a wave of deviant activity swept through the country that was noted as new and unheralded."
- "‘Hooliganism,’ in this sense of the term, is not to be confused with hooliganism in the context of sports games. While the former describes a criminal act, the latter is a generalized mode of unruly public conduct undertaken by fans to demonstrate devotion to their team through intimidation directed at the other team."
- "Police said on May 23 that members of the far-right National Corps were arrested for hooliganism after they clashed with security guards and threw smoke bombs, fireworks, and paint cans at the headquarters of the Opposition Platform - For Life."
- "“Picking quarrels and provoking trouble” first appeared in Chinese law under the vague crime of hooliganism[…] Defendants could be sentenced to seven years in prison, or even death."
Etymology
Etymology tree English hooligan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hooliganism From hooligan + -ism.