hoolivan

noun

hoolivan

noun

Etymology Blend of hooligan + van.

1

A police van with surveillance equipment, used to monitor troublemakers at events such as sports matches.

  • Of course we played our part too and it's easy to look back with rose-tinted Armani shades but there was no two ways about it; the 'glory days' were over with CCTV, hoolivans, undercover Police operations, banning orders, jail sentences […]2014, Jason Allday, Junior, page 149:

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