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单词 larrikin
释义

larrikin

noun

lar·​ri·​kin ˈler-i-kən How to pronounce larrikin (audio)
ˈla-ri-
chiefly Australia
: hoodlum, rowdy
larrikin adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Australians love a larrikin, a mischievous person with a good heart, said Frank Bongiorno, a historian at Australian National University in Canberra. Washington Post, 23 July 2021 In Australia, Ned Kelly represents the classic, white, male, larrikin, masculine alpha. Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2020 Could their self-image as authority-averse larrikins be wide of the mark? The Economist, 15 June 2019

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

larrikin

adjective

chiefly Australian
as in raffish

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • raffish
  • boisterous
  • knockabout
  • ruffianly
  • rowdy
  • rambunctious
  • riotous
  • rumbustious
  • raucous
  • rollicking
  • hell-raising
  • carnival
  • robustious
  • headstrong
  • rowdyish
  • exuberant
  • carnivalesque
  • violent
  • uninhibited
  • obstreperous
  • unruly
  • vivacious
  • effervescent
  • undisciplined
  • tempestuous
  • sprightly
  • bubbly
  • loudmouthed
  • uncontrollable
  • buoyant
  • ungovernable
  • wilful
  • rampageous
  • turbulent
  • callithumpian
  • uncontrolled
  • recalcitrant
  • unmanageable
  • vociferous
  • roisterous
  • high-spirited
  • wild
  • unrestrained
  • impassioned
  • lively
  • stormy
  • intractable
  • strident
  • unreserved
  • willful
  • rackety
  • noisy
  • clamorous
  • howling
  • openmouthed
  • yelling
  • screaming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sombre
  • orderly
  • staid
  • solemn
  • somber
  • sober
  • dignified
  • proper
  • placid
  • silent
  • sedate
  • unflappable
  • quiet
  • decorous
  • seemly
  • imperturbable
  • restrained
  • calm
  • serene
  • stoical
  • tranquil
  • unruffled
  • peaceful
  • phlegmatic
  • composed
  • stoic
  • repressed
  • collected
  • reasonable
  • controlled
  • moderate
  • noiseless
  • hushed
  • subdued
  • stolid
  • impassive
  • inhibited
  • temperate
  • constrained
  • soundless
  • aloof
  • indifferent
  • depressed
  • detached
  • self-controlled
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