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halligan¹

Where it comes from

Ellipsis of Halligan bar.

noun halligans

  1. A tool, used mostly by firemen, to pry open buildings, manholes, wrecked cars, etc.

    Similar: Halligan bar, Halligan tool, hooligan tool

Halligan²

  • /ˈhælɪɡən/

Where it comes from

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁilleagáin (“descendant of Áilleagán”), a double diminutive of áille (“beauty”).

proper noun Halligans

  1. A surname from Irish. President Donald Trump’s hand-picked interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan has fired more senior prosecutors from the Eastern District of Virginia office, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

noun Halligans

  1. alternative Alternative form of halligan; Ellipsis of Halligan bar.

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@misc{halligan_2026,
  title = {halligan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/halligan},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}