larrikin

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Someone with an amused, irreverent, mocking attitude to authority and the norms of propriety

We're all a bit embarrassed by . He puts that image of Australia to the world - that larrikin attitude - and we're not all like that, says Milo Laing.

lout
hoodlum, rowdy
{i} wild person, rowdy person, disorderly person (Australian Slang)
A rowdy street loafer; a rowdyish or noisy ill-bred fellow; variously applied, as to a street blackguard, a street Arab, a youth given to horse-play, etc
Having the characteristics of a larrikin
{s} wild, rowdy, disorderly (Australian Slang)
a bloke who is always enjoying himself, harmless prankster; a boisterous, irresponsible and mischievous boy or young man
Rowdy; rough; disorderly
larrikin

    Hyphenation

    lar·ri·kin

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () Originated in the "Black Country" dialect found in the area near Birmingham, United Kingdom, where 'larrikin' originally meant 'tongue', thus someone who was outspoken.
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