hooligan
Rowdy young thug
A hooligan is a rough, disorderly person prone to vandalism or violence, especially as part of a group.
The term often describes rowdy young men causing trouble in public: Football hooligans clashed with police after the match.
Hooliganism suggests mindless destruction rather than organized crime—broken windows, overturned cars, drunken brawls.
Violent, lawless person
- thugViolent criminal
- hoodlumViolent young criminal
- brawlerHabitual fist-fighter
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
delinquent · yob · lout · tough · bruiser · scrapper · hothead · roughneck
Violent criminal
- loutCrude, ill-mannered person
- yobBritish term for hooligan
- bruteCruel, violent person
- savageFierce and untamed
scoundrel · rascal · lowlife · riffraff · roughneck · scum · degenerate · miscreant
Organized matchday zealots
- firmSolid or resolute
- casualsInformal everyday clothing
- supporterOne who backs another
- fanaticOverly zealous person
derby · rivalry · stadium · terraces · chants · flares · scarves · away day
Someone who plays tricks
- rascalLovable troublemaker
- scampMischievous young person
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
- impMinor mischief-making devil
trickster · scallywag · rapscallion · hellion · brat · menace · nuisance · pest
Willful property damage
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- spraypaintPressurized pigment in cans
- defacementDamaging an appearance
smashing · destruction · damage · wrecking · property damage · broken windows · arson · sabotage
ruffian
Violent, lawless person
troublemaker · delinquent · yob · lout · tough · bruiser · scrapper · hothead · roughneck · tearaway
thug
Violent criminal
savage · scoundrel · rascal · lowlife · riffraff · roughneck · scum · degenerate · miscreant · ne'er-do-well
ultras
Organized matchday zealots
fanatic · derby · rivalry · stadium · terraces · chants · flares · scarves · away day · pitch invasion
prankster
Someone who plays tricks
- rascalLovable troublemaker
- scampMischievous young person
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
imp · trickster · scallywag · rapscallion · hellion · brat · menace · nuisance · pest · tearaway
vandalism
Willful property damage
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- spraypaintPressurized pigment in cans
defacement · smashing · destruction · damage · wrecking · property damage · broken windows · arson · sabotage · desecration
crew
Working team aboard
thugs · enforcers · goons · muscle · heavies · running with · initiation · territory · turf · street gang
- bad boysrebel, rogue, troublemaker, delinquent, rascal
- old insultsknave, varlet, scoundrel, rogue, blackguard
- Rascalsrascal, imp, scamp, scallywag, scalawag
- rule breakersrulebreaker, transgressor, violator, offender, lawbreaker
- tough guystough guys, tough guy, thug, thugs, enforcer
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
hooliganpeacemaker
Conflict resolution agent
pacifist · do-gooder · protector · guardian · good citizen
hooliganpillar of the community
Respected local leader
good citizen · solid citizen · role model · paragon · straight arrow
- football hooliganViolent sports supporter
- football hooliganismFan-related stadium violence