hoolivan

hoolivan

English

Etymology

Blend of hooligan +‎ van

Noun

hoolivan (plural hoolivans)

1. A police van with surveillance equipment, used to monitor troublemakers at events such as sports matches.
   • 2014, Jason Allday, Junior (page 149)

     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 […]