Hooliganism is disruptive or unlawful behavior such as rioting, bullying and vandalism, usually in connection with crowds at sporting events. Etymology There are several theories regarding the origin of the word hooliganism, which is a derivative of the word hooligan. The Compact Oxford English Dictionary states that the word may have originated from the surname of a rowdy Irish family in a music hall song of the 1890s. Clarence Rook, in his 1899 book, Hooligan Nights, wrote that the word came from Patrick Hoolihan (or Hooligan), an Irish bouncer and thief who lived in London. In 2015, it was said in the BBC Scotland TV programme The Secret Life of Midges that the English commander-in-chief during the Jacobite rising of 1745, General Wade, misheard the local Scots Gaelic word for midge—meanbh-chuileag—and coined the word hooligan to describe his fury and frustration at the way the tiny biting creatures made the life of his soldiers and himself a misery; this deriv
El hooliganismo es un comportamiento perturbador o ilícito como las revueltas, el bullying y el vandalismo, generalmente en conexión con las multitudes en eventos deportivos. Etymología Hay varias teorías sobre el origen de la palabra hooliganismo, que es un derivado de la palabra hooligan. El Compact Oxford English Dictionary afirma que la palabra puede haberse originado del apellido de una familia irlandesa en una canción de la sala de la música de la década de 1890. Clarence Rook, en su libro de 1899, Hooligan Nights, escribió que la palabra proviene de Patrick Hoolihan (o Hooligan), un bouncer irlandés y ladrón que vivió en Londres. En 2015, se dijo en el programa de la BBC Scotland TV The Secret Life of Midges que el comandante inglés en jefe durante la ascensión de Jacobite de 1745, el General Wade, equivocó la palabra escocesa local para midme-bhanchuagile, y describió la palabra hooligan a su furia y hizo que la forma de su vida