hoodlumism

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English

Etymology

From hoodlum +‎ -ism.

Noun

hoodlumism (usually uncountable, plural hoodlumisms)

  1. Behavior characteristic of a hoodlum.
    • 2009 January 17, Anne Barnard, “Outside a Barbershop, Streets Feel Dark Even Before Dusk”, in New York Times:
      “There’s no drug selling and hoodlumism up in here.”

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