larrikin

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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

The first is the idea of the "larrikin" politician, a unique Australian term for a boisterous person - usually a man - whose bad behaviour is excused as disregard for convention.

From BBC • May 15, 2019

"Have fun, be a bit of a larrikin, that's the Australian way, but show respect for your fellow athletes and for the performance environment we are creating."

From Reuters • Aug. 5, 2015

The "larrikin" easily gets a job, and works by fits and starts when it suits him, or when he wants money.

From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by Hay, William Delisle