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
Warners has surrounded him with the hilarious rowdyism of the prizefighting game in the '903, including a superb performance by Ward Bond as the great John L. himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
To keep his ballrooms free of rowdyism, Bill Karzas provides only "sweet" music, bans jitterbugging.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Way of a Transgressor, with its tone of amiable rowdyism, will remind readers of Bruce Lockhart's British Agent.
From Time Magazine Archive
It seems you would rather have a lot of horse-play and rowdyism instead.
From The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin by Chapman, Allen
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