Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hoodlum

1 sense of hoodlum

Sense 1
hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer -- (an aggressive and violent young criminal)
       => criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor -- (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)