36
hooligan(noun, attack, rough, informal, heavy)
31
tough(noun, person, mean, bad, attack)
28
thug(noun, bad, attack, tough, rough)
25
roughneck(noun, person, bad, attack, temper)
20
bad boy
19
rowdy(noun, adjective, person, mean, attack)
18
hoodlum(noun, attack, rough, crook, crimes)
16
gangster(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
16
yob(noun, person, bad, temper, heavy)
15
bully(noun, person, mean, rough, criminal)
14
bruiser(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
13
scoundrel(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
11
blackguard(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
11
desperado(noun, criminal, evildoer, evil doer)
11
rogue(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
11
bounder(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
11
bullyboy(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
10
hood(noun, attack, slang, crimes, hoodlum)
10
brute(noun, savage, barbarian, hoodlum, evildoer)
10
goon(noun, attack, slang, crimes, hoodlum)
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