larrikin

Example Sentences

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Smith, the golfer with the flowing mullet and the so-called larrikin sense of humor, has credited the never-say-die spirit of those rugby league teams as his inspiration when he needs to make a comeback.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2022

Australians love a larrikin, a mischievous person with a good heart, said Frank Bongiorno, a historian at Australian National University in Canberra.

From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2021

It was his ability to connect with everyday Australians with a word, with that larrikin wit, with that connection and understanding and everyday Australian life that we will most remember Bob Hawke.

From The Guardian • May 16, 2019

She says the monuments reflect Australia's often mischievous - or larrikin - spirit.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2017

The word larrikin is excellently descriptive of the irresponsible, mischievous, anti-social creature whose eccentric action is the outcome of too much mutton.

From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis