hoolie
hool·ie/ˈhuli/noun
hoolie is spelled H-O-O-L-I-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (hool·ie). It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hoolie means “Short for hooligan (“a young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hoolie is hoolies.
How many letters and syllables are in hoolie?
| Letters | 6: H-O-O-L-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hool·ie |
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hoolie?
Hoolie appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hoolie?
- UK /ˈhuːli/
- US /ˈhuli/
Hoolie has 2 syllables, split hool·ie in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-hoolie.wav, En-au-hoolie.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hoolie?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hoolie from its last stressed vowel (/uli/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hoolie
- hoolies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hoolie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangShort for hooligan (“a young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group”).
- 2
IrelandAlternative spelling of hooley (“a noisy celebration or party”).
- 3
ScotlandAlternative spelling of hooley (“a strong wind”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hoolie come from?
From hool(igan) + -ie (diminutive suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).