# hoon

> English word · Noun · IPA /huːn/ · frequency rank #29,310

## Definitions
1. A worthless person; a hooligan or lout.
2. A pimp.
3. A person who drives excessively quickly, loudly or irresponsibly; a street drag racer often driving heavily customized cars.
4. An attempt or go at something.

## Etymology
Uncertain; used initially as a general term of abuse. It first appeared in print in Capricornia (1938) by Australian writer Xavier Herbert (1901–1984); in a 1941 letter Herbert stated he had heard the term in his youth.

## Easily confused with
- **how** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-how)
- **hot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-hot)
- **hop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-hop)
- **hun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-hun)
- **Hou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-hou)
- **hoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-hoy)
- **hos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-hos)
- **hor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-hor)
- **HOV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-hov)
- **hope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-hope)
- **hour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-hour)
- **host** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-host)
- **horn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-horn)
- **hose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-hose)
- **hymn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-hymn)
- **Howe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-howe)
- **hoop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-hoop)
- **Hyun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-hyun)
- **howl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-howl)
- **hove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoon-vs-hove)

## Common misspellings (4)
`hhoon`, `hono`, `hoonn`, `ohon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hoon