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
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
He let me stay on those conditions; and for three months I was caged up there with every larrikin in the township clamoring at the other side of the wall.
From My Friend The Murderer by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
