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hoon

Also: hooning, anti-hoon

A person who drives dangerously or antisocially.

In a sentence

A hoon tore away from the lights and woke the whole street.

Where it came from

Hoon had older Australian senses including lout or exhibitionist from the 1930s. The now-dominant reckless-driver sense emerged in the 1980s; the word’s ultimate origin is uncertain.

Initial era
1950–1999
Where used
Australia-wide

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