Hoon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /huːn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hoon is a noun meaning (Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A worthless person; a hooligan or lout.
Meaning
(Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A worthless person; a hooligan or lout.
More Meanings
- (Australia, slang, dated) A pimp.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) An attempt or go at something.
- (especially Australia, New Zealand) To drive excessively quickly, loudly or irresponsibly.
- To make a hooting or howling sound.
- (India, historical) A pagoda, a type of gold coin.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) A person who drives excessively quickly, loudly or irresponsibly; a street drag racer often driving heavily customized cars.
- (historical) 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.
Example Sentences
Havin' a hoon on TVNZ's new OnDemand platform
The stars of Happytime Murders give Kiwi slang a hoon
'You flash hoon,' he went on, 'Kiddin' you're white, eh?[…].'
[…] you've hooned off – it's fair to say hooned off – at quite a high speed.
Word Forms
- hoons
- hooning
- hooned
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hun, lord, hon, hoop, xun, hooer.
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