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    [Noun]  | "lar*ri*kin" | \ ˈler-i-kən \


    1: hoodlum, rowdy


    Origin: 1868 ;

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     [ "larrikin" ]

    1: Australian, n, harmless prankster; cheecky; irreverent

      * e.g.,  ... My kids a fair dinkum little larrikin. 

     [ "larrikin" ]

    1: a rebellious kid. similar to hooligan.

      * e.g.,  ... Old man: SHADDUP ye larrkins! 

     [ "Larrikin's Hat" ]

    1: Australian rhyming slang used to describe a male getting so excited over something or someone that he gets an erection, or fat. A larrikin is a likeable rogue while an erect penis resembles a hat, hence the term larrikin's hat.

      * e.g.,  ... I couldn't help getting a larrikin's hat every time I looked at it. 

     [ "larrikin's hat" ]

    1: Aussie rhyming slang for fat, as in erection. A larrikin is a lovable hooligan; a hat is something worn on the head.

      * e.g.,  ... Trevor: Jeeze, I get a larrikin's hat just thinking about Britney pissing on me. 

     [ "Larrikin" ]

    1: A term given by Australian media outlets to their mates in professional sport, when trying to cover up a serious misdemeanor you or I would be prosecuted for.

      * e.g.,  ... "Geez, Ben Cousins must be the luckiest bloke alive" "Yeah nah larrikin spirit mate. They said so on the footy review" 

     [ "Larrikining" ]

    1: a slang for "circumcision" or "circumcising".

      * e.g.,  ... Person: Kevin, why do you hate the local aquarium? 

     [ "Larrikin" ]

    1: A term invoked by Australian media when they want to get one of their mates in sport or entertainment off the hook, after a misdemeanour you or I would be prosecuted for.

      * e.g.,  ... "Did you see how full of white candy Footballer X was at the Brownlow Award? Started a fight with the event staff for no reason" "Yeah nah, larrikin spirit" "You or I would have been busted for that. There's photographic evidence" "Yeah nah, just a kid, bit of a larrikin, benefit of the doubt" 

     [ "Larrikin" ]

    1: Something that your teachers calls you as a racial slur, hoodlum, vicious gang member

      * e.g.,  ... "Stop being a larrikin" 

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