rowdyism
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rowdyism
Example Sentences
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The Eagle was of the opinion that architecture could influence behavior, noting in 1893 that there was “much less rowdyism and general law breaking in the 18th Precinct than a few years ago.”
From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2011
Yet the rowdyism is all so aboveboard that the viewer has no doubt that the sovereigns will do right.
From Time Magazine Archive
Every Sunday in July was marked by rows and rowdyism within and without the Cathedral.
From Time Magazine Archive
As far as we are concerned, we have no knowledge of any organized rowdyism of any kind.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Jeffries put me here to stop this kind of rowdyism on the stages,” he said to Lefever on their way back to the barn.
From Nan of Music Mountain by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)
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