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tough guy vs hooligan

hooligan vs tough guy

tough guy and hooligan both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tough guy Yes No No No
hooligan Yes No No No
As nouns, hooligan is a hypernym of tough guy; that is, hooligan is a word with a broader meaning than tough guy:
  • tough guy: someone who bullies weaker people
  • hooligan: a cruel and brutal fellow
Other hypernyms of tough guy include bully, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo.
tough guy (noun) hooligan (noun)
someone who bullies weaker people a cruel and brutal fellow
Difference between tough guy and hooligan

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