gurrier

British

/ ˈɡʌrɪər /

noun

dialect a low-class tough ill-mannered person

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Etymology

Origin of gurrier

perhaps from _currier

Example Sentences

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Ms McDonald dismissed this as "gurrier" politics - gurrier being Dublin slang for a hooligan - and accused her detractors of "scraping the barrel".

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2016

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