How to Pronounce "hoodlum"
word
/ˈhʊdɫəm/
HOOD-lum
/hˈʊdləm/
HOOD-lum
Definition
A hoodlum is a person, often a young man, who engages in criminal behavior, vandalism, or violence; someone seen as a troublemaker or street thug.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈhʊdɫəm/
British English
/hˈʊdləm/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HOOD-lum
UK
HOOD-lum
Listen in Context
The police caught a hoodlum breaking windows.
A group of hoodlums stole bikes from the park.
The teacher warned the students not to act like hoodlums.
Don’t let those hoodlums intimidate you on your way home.