larrikin

Example Sentences

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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

A former president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, the country’s leading labor group, he was long considered the epitome of the larrikin, an Australian term for a rowdy, mischievous youngster or maverick.

From Washington Post

“The larrikin trade union leader who perhaps had sufficient common sense and intelligence to tone down his larrikinism to some extent and behave in a way that a prime minister should if he’s going to be a proper representative of his people, but who, in the end, is essentially a dinky-di Australian.”

From Washington Post

Australians embraced Hawke as a larrikin, an Aussie term for someone considered endearingly mischievous.

From Washington Times

Renowned for his larrikin behaviour and heavy drinking during his younger years when he was leader of the trade union movement, Hawke brought a common touch to the job of prime minister and an ability to connect with the Australian public.

From The Guardian