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rowdy

Pronunciation:  'rawdee

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Matching Terms:  rowdily, rowdiness, rowdydow, rowdydowdy, rowdyish, rowdyism

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a cruel and brutal fellow
  2. [adj]  disturbing the public peace; loud and rough; "a raucous party"; "rowdy teenagers"
 
 Synonyms: bully, disorderly, hooligan, raucous, roughneck, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo
 
 See Also: aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker, bullyboy, muscleman, plug-ugly, skinhead, tough guy

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Row"dy\, n.; pl. {Rowdies}. [From {Rout}, or Row a
brawl.]
One who engages in rows, or noisy quarrels; a ruffianly
fellow. --M. Arnold.
 



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