249 entries under noun topic. ×

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tough(person, mean, bad, attack)
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ruffian(bad, attack, tough, rough)
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hooligan(attack, informal, convict, fugitive)
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gangster(person, mean, bad, rough)
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hoodlum(attack, rough, crook, fugitive)
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hood(attack, slang, criminal, crook)
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bruiser(mean, bad, tough, rough)
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crook(criminal, convict, thief, outlaw)
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goon(attack, slang, crimes, hoodlum)
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roughneck(bad, temper, brave, bull)
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criminal(person, mean, rough, informal)
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punk
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desperado(criminal, crook, convict, fugitive)
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terrorist(radical, killing, guerrilla, subversive)
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scoundrel(bad, temper, brave, bull)
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felon(con, criminal, crook, convict)
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fighter(bad, temper, brave, bull)
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gladiator
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mobster(criminal, crook, convict, outlaw)
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yob(bad, temper, heavy, brave)
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