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Ruffianism

Brown shirts

(S.A.) Nazi militia who terrorized citizens. [Germ. Hist.: WB, H:238]

droogs

Alex’s rough and tough band of hooligans. [Br. Lit.: A Clockwork Orange]

Hawkubites

London toughs; terrorized old men, women, and children (1711-1714). [Br. Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 406]

Jackmen

medieval para-military thugs. [Br. Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 463]

Jets and Sharks

hostile street gangs. [Am. Lit. and Cinema: West Side Story]

Mohocks

bullies terrorizing London streets in 18th century. [Br. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 720]

Scowerers

London hooligans, at turn of the 18th century. [Br. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 972]

Tityre Tus

young bullies in late 17th-century London. [Br. Hist: Brewer Dictionary, 1087]