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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A lawyer for Larrikin did not immediately respond to a request seeking comment.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2011
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 costs hearing is set to take place in late February, with Larrikin seeking 40%-60% of earnings from Hay and Strykert, and record companies Sony BMG Music Entertainment and EMI Songs Australia.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2010
But Hay, who co-wrote the track in 1978 with Ron Strykert, hit out at Justice Peter Jacobson's ruling - which could see Larrikin Music take up to 60% of Down Under's earning from the song.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2010
Whereupon quoth he, "O King of the Age, listen to what I shall relate," and he fell to telling the Tale of the Third Larrikin Concerning Himself.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 14 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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