rowdyism

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The Eagle was of the opinion that architecture could influence behavior, noting in 1893 that there was “much less rowdyism and general law breaking in the 18th Precinct than a few years ago.”

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2011

A troublesome oddity is that although all of this fine rowdyism is described from the viewpoint of the twelve-year-old Albert, a mist of ruefulness and loss drifts across the narrative.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Admittedly," writes Manager Watson, "it is a rare way to run a theater, but we have reduced our vandalism and rowdyism by 80%."

From Time Magazine Archive

To the airport came Ben Lear in person, read the riot act again�"disgrace to the Army . . . loose conduct and rowdyism . . . breach of discipline."

From Time Magazine Archive

An instinctive respect kept it within bounds, or perhaps it was Bob Fletcher's fierce and warning look that cowed any incipient rowdyism.

From Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas by Osbourne, Lloyd