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Is the word 'ruffian' more of a British thing than American? If so is there an American equivalent. Something Lionel Luthor would say ;)

Date: 2007-10-10 12:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alkhoon.livejournal.com
tough guy? heh. bully? or maybe 'hooligan'.

Date: 2007-10-10 12:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/
Well not American, but the only word I could think is is Hoodlum......

Date: 2007-10-10 12:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hils.livejournal.com
Hooligan might be a good one. Thanks!

Date: 2007-10-10 12:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hils.livejournal.com
Hee! I love that word :)

Date: 2007-10-10 12:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alkhoon.livejournal.com
Anytime! ^^

Date: 2007-10-10 01:34 pm (UTC)
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Thug.

Date: 2007-10-10 01:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hils.livejournal.com
Excellent

Date: 2007-10-10 01:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sussixer.livejournal.com
Yeah it is less popularly used in US. How about hooligan, delinquent, barbarian, brute, thug, philistine, troglodyte, sadist, or maybe primitive.

Hope that helps!

Date: 2007-10-10 01:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hils.livejournal.com
Those are all excellent choices. I think I shall be going with hooligan :)

Date: 2007-10-10 07:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] midnightangel70.livejournal.com
I agree with Thug.

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