Associations to the word «Larrikin»
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Wiktionary
LARRIKIN, noun. (Australia) (New Zealand) (slang) (dated) A brash and impertinent, possibly violent, troublemaker, especially a youth; a hooligan.
LARRIKIN, noun. (Australia) (slang) A high-spirited person who playfully rebels against authority and conventional norms.
LARRIKIN, adjective. (Australian) (slang) Exhibiting the characteristics or behaviour of a larrikin; playfully rebellious against and contemptuous of authority and convention.
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