"fooligan" meaning in All languages combined

See fooligan on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-fooligan.ogg Forms: fooligans [plural]
Etymology: Blend of fool + hooligan. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|fool|hooligan}} Blend of fool + hooligan Head templates: {{en-noun}} fooligan (plural fooligans)
  1. (slang) A foolish or naive troublemaker. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-fooligan-en-noun-SCOqg1~5 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1999 January 16, Xena (Chis) Warrior Princess [username], “[FANFIC] TOW the Jigsaw”, in alt.tv.friends.fanfic (Usenet):",
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          "ref": "2009, Noire, Hittin' the Bricks, One World Books, →ISBN, page 117:",
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