Ma'anar ƙamus na "hooligan" suna ne da ke nufin mutum mai tashin hankali ko mahassada, yawanci saurayi. Hakanan za'a iya amfani da shi don bayyana gungun mutanen da ke yin ɓarna ko ɓarna, musamman a wuraren taruwar jama'a. Kalmar ta samo asali ne a ƙarshen karni na 19 kuma tana da alaƙa da ƙungiyoyin matasa masu tasowa a London, Ingila. A yau, ana amfani da kalmar "hooligan" don bayyana daidaikun mutane ko ƙungiyoyi waɗanda ke yin tashin hankali ko rashin ƙarfi, musamman a yanayin wasanni.