larrikin
Americannoun
adjective
noun
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a mischievous person
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( as modifier )
a larrikin bloke
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a hooligan
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of larrikin
First recorded in 1865–70; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Sinclair died in 1988, but publishing company Larrikin Music - which now holds the copyright for "Kookaburra" - filed a copyright lawsuit in 2009.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2011
A statute of limitations restricted Larrikin from seeking royalties earned before 2002.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2010
Larrikin Music claimed the flute riff was stolen from Marion Sinclair's Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2010
But Norm Lurie, owner of Larrikin Music who filed the case, said it highlighted "the importance of checking before using other people's copyrights."
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2010
I will explain to thee this saying by the tale of the Larrikin and the Cook.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 11 [Supplement] by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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