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hooliganize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hooli-ga-nize
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To behave like a hooligan.

Intransitive verb

verb

To make (a person) into a hooligan.

Transitive verb

verb

To attack (a place) with hooligan behaviour.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From hooligan + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hooliganizes (present, singular) hooliganizing (participle, present) hooliganized (participle, past) hooliganized (past)

Questions

What does hooliganize mean?
To behave like a hooligan.
Where does hooliganize come from?
From hooligan + -ize.

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