Fooligan is a portmanteau of 'fool' and 'hooligan' that perfectly captures someone who causes trouble not out of malice but sheer stupidity. Where a hooligan knows what they're doing, a fooligan blunders into chaos without fully grasping the consequences. The word has a comedic quality — it's hard to stay truly angry at a fooligan because their self-inflicted disasters are often their own worst punishment. Used in casual conversation and online commentary to describe clumsy, naive troublemakers.
Some fooligan pulled the fire alarm during the exam and then just stood there looking confused when everyone stared at him.
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(slang) A foolish or naive troublemaker.
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