33
ruffian(noun, attack, brute, crimes, scoundrel)
30
hoodlum(noun, person, attack, disturbance, criminal)
27
tough(noun, person, mean, attack, crimes)
21
rowdy(noun, person, noisy, bad man, hoodlum)
19
thug(noun, attack, convict, fugitive, crimes)
19
bad boy
19
roughneck
18
hood(noun, attack, slang, criminal, crook)
18
gangster(noun, person, informal, criminal, crook)
18
goon(noun, attack, slang, informal, crimes)
15
bully(noun, bad man, blusterer, evildoer, evil doer)
14
criminal(noun, person, informal, crook, thief)
11
delinquent(noun, criminal, crook, convict, fugitive)
11
desperado(noun, criminal, crook, convict, thief)
9
gorilla(noun, attack, slang, crimes, merc)
9
punk(noun, hoodlum)
9
vandal(noun, person, disturbance, violation, attacker)
8
rough(noun, adjective, mean, tough, bad man)
8
torpedo(noun, slang, merc)
8
yob(noun, heavy, brute, thug)
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