larrikin
noun
a street rowdy; hoodlum.
larrikinism
-
a word derived from
larrikin.
Example Sentences
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They exhibit, Margolyes says, the distinctly Australian trait of larrikinism.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2022
Dr Richards says: "Part of Australian larrikinism is about self-deprecation - but more importantly punching down. Lilley's characters increasingly have a bullying element, which differentiates his satire from other current Australian comedy."
From BBC ● May 30, 2019
On the prevalence of larrikinism I wrote at length in a former epistle.
From Town Life in Australia by Richard Ernest Nowell Twopeny
Grannie frequently showed marked displeasure regarding what she termed my larrikinism, but never before had I seen her so thoroughly angry.
From My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
Outbreaks of larrikinism are not always harmless ebullitions of animal spirits.
From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Edward Ellis Morris
