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Word: khuligan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ignorant person." Krokodilovy slyozy, which translates literally as "tears of the crocodile," derives from a Russian fable similar to the Western tale. Hullabaloo, which harks back at least to the 18th century English wolf-hunting cry of "halloo-baloo," appeared as shumikha, which means "uproar." Hooligan is simply khuligan in Russian, with precisely the same meaning in English...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fiddlesticks! | 9/19/1983 | See Source »

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