189 entries under noun topic. ×

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hooligan(attack, rough, informal, heavy)
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tough(person, mean, bad, attack)
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thug(bad, attack, tough, rough)
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roughneck(person, bad, attack, temper)
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rowdy(adjective, person, mean, attack)
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hoodlum(attack, rough, crook, crimes)
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gangster(person, bad, temper, brave)
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yob(person, bad, temper, heavy)
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bully(person, mean, rough, criminal)
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bruiser(person, bad, temper, brave)
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scoundrel(person, bad, temper, brave)
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blackguard(person, bad, temper, brave)
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desperado(criminal, evildoer, evil doer)
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rogue(bad, temper, brave, bull)
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bounder(person, bad, temper, brave)
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bullyboy(bad, temper, brave, bull)
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hood(attack, slang, crimes, hoodlum)
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brute(savage, barbarian, hoodlum, evildoer)
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goon(attack, slang, crimes, hoodlum)
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