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larrikinnoun
A brash and impertinent, possibly violent, troublemaker, especially a youth; a hooligan.
larrikinnoun
A high-spirited person who playfully rebels against authority and conventional norms.
larrikinadjective
Exhibiting the characteristics or behaviour of a larrikin; playfully rebellious against and contemptuous of authority and convention.
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Larrikin
Larrikin is an Australian English term meaning "a mischievous young person, an uncultivated, rowdy but good hearted person", or "a person who acts with apparent disregard for social or political conventions".In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the term generally meant "a lout, a hoodlum" or "a young urban rough, a hooligan", meanings which became obsolete.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Larrikin
lar′i-kin, adj. (Australian) rowdy, disorderly.—n. a rough or rowdy.—n. Larr′ikinism.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of larrikin in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of larrikin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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