larrikin
a street rowdy; hoodlum.
disorderly; rowdy.
Origin of larrikin
1Other words from larrikin
- lar·ri·kin·ism, noun
Words Nearby larrikin
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How to use larrikin in a sentence
The belligerent whine was enough to renew the identity of the mangy little larrikin whose couch on the sand he had shared.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellHe looked quite domestic and almost paternal as he shuffled his broad feet and towered over the little larrikin.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellThus the inevitable informing larrikin, eager to cadge a drink from the tourist on shore leave.
Where the Pavement Ends | John Russell"Nothing like the Australian larrikin when he gets going," you will be told.
The Pacific Triangle | Sydney GreenbieI'm as good a man as him, though I'm a larrikin and he's a twopenny lord.
Tiny Luttrell | Ernest William Hornung
British Dictionary definitions for larrikin
/ (ˈlærɪkɪn) /
a mischievous person
(as modifier): a larrikin bloke
a hooligan
Origin of larrikin
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