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hoon

The correct spelling is hoon.

How to pronounce hoon

/huːn/
noun

IPA: /huːn/

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The correct spelling is hoon. A worthless person; a hooligan or lout.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A worthless person; a hooligan or lout.
  2. 2.A pimp.
  3. 3.A person who drives excessively quickly, loudly or irresponsibly; a street drag racer often driving heavily customized cars.
  4. 4.An attempt or go at something.
  5. 5.A unit of weight (about 0.378125 of a gram, or 0.0133 of an ounce) used to measure opium in British-controlled parts of Asia; a candareen.

verb

  1. 1.To act loutishly; specifically, to drive excessively quickly, loudly or irresponsibly.
  2. 2.To make a hooting or howling sound.

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