hooliganism /ˈhu.lɪ.ɡən.ɪz.əm/ noun2 •unruly, aggressive behavior; behavior associated with hooligansOnly one [tomb] stone was damaged (the Scaife one), and this took place on Friday, March 2, 1951, as a result of hooliganism on the part of two boys. — 1951 •an offence analogous to disorderly conduct or breach of the peace in several post-Soviet jurisdictions and historically in the People's Republic of ChinaIn 1956, convictions for hooliganism exploded and a wave of deviant activity swept through the country that was noted as new and unheralded. — 2006 formshooliganisms