how to pronounce hoodlum

/ˈhuːd.ləm/

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hoodlum is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of hoodlum in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… a hoodlum by the name of sombrero Jack …”

meaning of hoodlum

A hoodlum is a person who is a member of a gang of criminals.

hoodlum frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hoodlum occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.