Home › Words › H › hooliganizehooliganizehooliganize means to behave like a hooligan.EtymologyFrom hooligan + -ize.verbTo behave like a hooligan.To make (a person) into a hooligan.To attack (a place) with hooligan behaviour.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hooliganistically 79% match — In a hooliganistic manner. vs hooliganize →hooliganism 76% match — unruly, aggressive behavior; behavior associated with hooligans vs hooliganize →hooliganry 75% match — hooliganism vs hooliganize →hoodlumize 75% match — To make into a hoodlum. vs hooliganize →hoodlumism 64% match — Behavior characteristic of a hoodlum. vs hooliganize →yobbish 60% match — Characteristic of a yob, lout or hooligan. vs hooliganize →hoodlumry 59% match — violent, thuggish behaviour vs hooliganize →yobbism 59% match — yobbish behaviour; hooliganism vs hooliganize →