hoodlum
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In your film, a teacher once said that James would be either a hoodlum or a great entertainer.
From Salon • Sep. 3, 2021
"He’s got an edge to him. He looks like a choir boy, but he plays like … a hoodlum," Van Gundy said.
From Fox News • Jul. 8, 2021
And, pay careful attention to a rare appearance by legendary Stooge Shemp Howard as baby-renting hoodlum Wacky and the famed dance team Rene and Estela performing the rhumba.
From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2021
A World War II veteran and his nurse search for his buddy, a reformed hoodlum on the run.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2020
“Well, I ain't miss you or your hoodlum friends. And I told you to stop calling me that. My name is Jane, not Janey.”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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