Hoolie

Quick meaning: Hoolie is a noun meaning (Ireland) Alternative spelling of hooley (“a noisy celebration or party”).

Meaning

(Ireland) Alternative spelling of hooley (“a noisy celebration or party”).

More Meanings

1. (Scotland) Alternative spelling of hooley (“a strong wind”).
2. (slang) Short for hooligan (“a young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group”).

Example Sentences

The weather was fine when we first went in but unfortunately it started blowing a ‘hoolie’ in the evening.

Bertie held mum's hand tightly as the wind was by now blowing a hoolie and Bertie did not feel very safe as he felt that he was close to being blown off his paws on more than one occasion.

The celebratory ceilidh at the Culag Hotel in Lochinver is still talked about. 'Oh, it was a fine evening,' one discreet woman said to me. 'A right damn wild hoolie!' a well-oiled friend enthused.

In the last published figures for Level Two, The Posh clocked up enough arrests to place them in the top five for hoolie problems for the division, putting them in the same dubious bracket as Stoke and Cardiff.

Word Forms

• hoolies

Synonyms for hoolie

Depending on context, synonyms include hool, agitator, bear, beggar, bhoy, blackguard.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hool, hooligan, hoon, hoochie, hoofer, hoodlum.

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