rowdy
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rowdy
- /ˈɹaʊ̯di/ UK
- /ˈɹaʊ̯di/ Canada, US
- [ˈɹaʊ̯ɾi] Canada, US
- /ˈɹæɔ̯di/ Australia, New Zealand
- [ˈɹæɔ̯ɾi] Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -aʊdi
Where it comes from
Possibly from row (“noisy argument”), originally used as a noun.
adjective rowdier · rowdiest · rowdie
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Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.
Similar: unruly, disorderly
noun rowdies · rowdie
- A boisterous person; a brawler. Carpenter recruited his gang at the saloon, rowdies all. They slept the day, drank well into the evening, and then set off for their pastime.
- money; ready money. I don’t know whether I quite approve of your throwing over Mr. P. for Mr. F., and don’t think Foker’s such a pretty name, and from your account of him he seems a muff, and not a beauty. But he has got the rowdy, which is the thing.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: raucous, bully, roughneck, ruffian, yobo, disorderly, yobbo, hooligan, tough, yob, noisy, loud, savage, wild, wild-type, routish
Translations
Every language
adj rough and disorderly
| 中文 | 鬧哄哄 /闹哄哄 nào-hōnghōng |
|---|---|
| Français | chahuteur |
| Deutsch | polternd, ungestüm, aufrührerisch, ungeschlacht |
| Italiano | chiassoso |
| Русский | бу́йный bújnyj |
noun boisterous person
| 日本語 | あばれんぼう abarenbō |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 鬧事者 /闹事者 nàoshìzhě |
| Português | encrenqueiro |
| Deutsch | Rowdy, Randalierer, Hooligan, Schläger, Unruhestifter, Polterer |
| Română | scandalagiu, huligan |
| Русский | буя́н buján, хулига́н xuligán |
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title = {rowdy},
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