larrikin

[ lar-i-kin ]

/ ˈlær ɪ kɪn /

Australian Slang.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR larrikin ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a street rowdy; hoodlum.

adjective

disorderly; rowdy.

Origin of larrikin

First recorded in 1865–70; origin uncertain

OTHER WORDS FROM larrikin

lar·ri·kin·ism, noun

Words nearby larrikin

LaRouche, Larousse, LARP, Larrey's amputation, larrigan, larrikin, Larrocha, larrup, larruping, larry, larry car

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Example sentences from the Web for larrikin

"Nothing like the Australian larrikin when he gets going," you will be told.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie
The larrikin turned away, and beckoned his comrades to follow him.
While the Billy Boils|Henry Lawson
I'm as good a man as him, though I'm a larrikin and he's a twopenny lord.
Tiny Luttrell|Ernest William Hornung
The "larrikin" easily gets a job, and works by fits and starts when it suits him, or when he wants money.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)|William Delisle Hay

They have not yet arrived at that precise stage of civilisation that develops the Rough, the Larrikin, or the Hooligan.
The Inhabitants of the Philippines|Frederic H. Sawyer

British Dictionary definitions for larrikin

larrikin

/ (ˈlærɪkɪn) /

noun Australian and NZ slang

a mischievous person
(as modifier)a larrikin bloke

a hooligan

Word Origin for larrikin

C19: from English dialect: a mischievous youth

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单词	larrikin
释义	larrikin [ lar-i-kin ] / ˈlær ɪ kɪn / Australian Slang. SEE SYNONYMS FOR larrikin ON THESAURUS.COM noun a street rowdy; hoodlum. adjective disorderly; rowdy. Origin of larrikin First recorded in 1865–70; origin uncertain OTHER WORDS FROM larrikin lar·ri·kin·ism, noun Words nearby larrikin LaRouche, Larousse, LARP, Larrey's amputation, larrigan, larrikin, Larrocha, larrup, larruping, larry, larry car Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for larrikin "Nothing like the Australian larrikin when he gets going," you will be told. The Pacific Triangle\|Sydney Greenbie The larrikin turned away, and beckoned his comrades to follow him. While the Billy Boils\|Henry Lawson I'm as good a man as him, though I'm a larrikin and he's a twopenny lord. Tiny Luttrell\|Ernest William Hornung The "larrikin" easily gets a job, and works by fits and starts when it suits him, or when he wants money. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)\|William Delisle Hay They have not yet arrived at that precise stage of civilisation that develops the Rough, the Larrikin, or the Hooligan. The Inhabitants of the Philippines\|Frederic H. Sawyer British Dictionary definitions for larrikin larrikin / (ˈlærɪkɪn) / noun Australian and NZ slang a mischievous person (as modifier)a larrikin bloke a hooligan Word Origin for larrikin C19: from English dialect: a mischievous youth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to larrikin ruffian, delinquent, mobster, goon, hooligan, punk, gangster, thug, criminal, rowdy, bully, gorilla
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larrikin

noun

adjective

Origin of larrikin

OTHER WORDS FROM larrikin

Words nearby larrikin

Example sentences from the Web for larrikin

British Dictionary definitions for larrikin

noun Australian and NZ slang

Word Origin for larrikin

Words related to larrikin