latchico
noun (plural latchicos) Irish informal, derogatory
An uncouth or aggressive person, typically a man or boy, regarded as being of low social status: why do we give these latchicos any air time at all?...
- The whole thing took a toll on the father's health, fending off latchicos the son was in debt to.
- I was thinking, "He's going to call this off. This will be abandoned because of a shower of latchicos."
- He had to laugh at these well-paid latchicos as most of them know precious little about what they are talking about.
Origin
1940s: probably from Scottish latch 'laziness, a lazy person', from Old French laschier 'to relax'.