hooligans
Young rowdy criminals
Hooligans is the plural of hooligan—a rowdy troublemaker, especially one who engages in vandalism or violence.
The word often describes unruly crowds at sporting events: Football hooligans clashed with police after the match.
British English uses it more than American, where similar behavior might be attributed to thugs or punks.
Violent criminals
- ruffiansBrutal, lawless people
- troublemakersThose causing problems deliberately
- vandalsWillful property destroyers
- delinquentsYoung criminals or troublemakers
yobs · louts · rowdies · toughs · ne'er-do-wells · miscreants · rabble-rousers · agitators
Organized matchday zealots
- supportersPeople who back something
- fansArdent admirers or coolers
- casualsInformal everyday clothing
- firmsCommercial enterprises or solidifies
flares · pyrotechnics · chants · stadium · terraces · derbies · rivalry · matchday
Noisily disorderly
- raucousLoud and disorderly
- unrulyDifficult to control
- disorderlyNot arranged neatly
- violentInvolving physical force
aggressive · destructive · vandalism · brawling · fighting · intimidation · harassment · taunting
Disorderly, aggressive crowd
posse · band · faction · clique · outfit · squad · brotherhood · organized
Close-cropped subculture member
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
- dress codeStandards for acceptable attire
- identityWho someone is
- in-groupExclusive social cluster
initiation · slang · territory · loyalty · tradition · rituals · bravado · machismo
thugs
Violent criminals
- ruffiansBrutal, lawless people
- troublemakersThose causing problems deliberately
- vandalsWillful property destroyers
delinquents · yobs · louts · rowdies · toughs · ne'er-do-wells · miscreants · rabble-rousers · agitators · instigators
ultras
Organized matchday zealots
- supportersPeople who back something
- fansArdent admirers or coolers
- casualsInformal everyday clothing
firms · flares · pyrotechnics · chants · stadium · terraces · derbies · rivalry · matchday · away days
rowdy
Noisily disorderly
- raucousLoud and disorderly
- unrulyDifficult to control
- disorderlyNot arranged neatly
violent · aggressive · destructive · vandalism · brawling · fighting · intimidation · harassment · taunting · jeering
mob
Disorderly, aggressive crowd
firm · posse · band · faction · clique · outfit · squad · brotherhood · organized · coordinated
skinhead
Close-cropped subculture member
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
- dress codeStandards for acceptable attire
- identityWho someone is
in-group · initiation · slang · territory · loyalty · tradition · rituals · bravado · machismo · camaraderie
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
- tough guystough guys, tough guy, thug, thugs, enforcer
- Football Fandomfans, supporters, fandom, ultras, fan culture
- footballfootball, touchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone
- Football ClubsChelsea FC, club badge, squad, club crest, club president
- Britishnesstea, London, BBC, Big Ben, royal family
hooliganspeacekeepers
Forces maintaining cease-fires
do-gooders · pacifists · conformists · boy scouts · squares
hooliganssaints
Canonized religious figures
angels · pillars of the community · humanitarians · philanthropists · benefactors
hooligansgentlemen
Men of refinement
ladies · gentry · dignitaries · elites · aristocrats
- football hooliganViolent sports supporter
- football hooliganismFan-related stadium violence