larrikin

[ lar-i-kin ]

noun

1. a street rowdy; hoodlum.

adjective

1. disorderly; rowdy.

larrikin

/ ˈlærɪkɪn /

noun

1. 1. a mischievous person
   2. ( as modifier )

      a larrikin bloke

2. a hooligan

Other Words From

• larri·kin·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of larrikin¹

First recorded in 1865–70; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of larrikin¹

C19: from English dialect: a mischievous youth

Example Sentences

The belligerent whine was enough to renew the identity of the mangy little larrikin whose couch on the sand he had shared.

From Project Gutenberg

He looked quite domestic and almost paternal as he shuffled his broad feet and towered over the little larrikin.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus the inevitable informing larrikin, eager to cadge a drink from the tourist on shore leave.

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"Nothing like the Australian larrikin when he gets going," you will be told.

From Project Gutenberg

I'm as good a man as him, though I'm a larrikin and he's a twopenny lord.

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Related Words

• criminal
• delinquent
• gangster
• goon
• hooligan
• mobster
• punk
• ruffian
• thug