larrikin

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A young, brash, and impertinent, and possibly violent, troublemaker, especially one who is a gang member; a hooligan.

   “To keep me out of trouble I was sent to the wood-gang Cascade an out station about two miles from headquarters. On arriving at this place the following dialogue passed between me and the overseer: […] "A bit of a larrikin, T——, but it won't do here, you know." "No odds about that—what's the work?"”

2. isim A high-spirited person who playfully rebels against authority and conventional norms; a maverick or scamp.

   “On all occasions Captain Smith's military character was good, though he was always a bit of a larrikin, and had a way of practical joking.”

3. sıfat Of or relating to, or behaving like, a hooligan; hooliganistic, thuggish.

   “Hoping my letter will have the desired effect of removing the larrikin nuisance especially in such a central portion of the town, […]”

4. sıfat Playfully rebellious against and contemptuous of authority and convention; maverick.