larrikin
Speech parts
1. larrikin - Noun
2. larrikin - Adjective
Meaning
(Australia, New Zealand, slang, dated) A brash and impertinent, possibly violent, troublemaker, especially a youth; a hooligan.
(Australia, slang) A high-spirited person who playfully rebels against authority and conventional norms.
larrikin (comparative more larrikin, superlative most larrikin)
(Australia, slang) Exhibiting the characteristics or behaviour of a larrikin; playfully rebellious against and contemptuous of authority and convention.
Synonyms
Examples
Gorton liked to portray himself as a man of the people who enjoyed a beer and a gamble, with a bit of a "larrikin" streak about him.
In 1968, Barry Humphries and Nicholas Garland's cartoon book featuring the larrikin character Barry McKenzie was banned.
A larrikin spirit which sometimes went what others might consider too far.
"Aunt Marg fondly remembered Uncle Jim as a bit of a larrikin that only joined the army because he couldn't get a job back home."
Ricciardo, the Perth born-and-bred larrikin who replaced Mark Webber to become Australia’s next great F1 hope, was leading the 2016 race with the chequered flag nearing, having set up the win by scoring his first Formula 1 pole.
The energy, directness, likeability, and larrikin spirit sorely lacking in a staid industry where his rival networks are run by a lawyer and a financial controller.