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larrikin definition

lar·ri·kin (lar′i kin)

noun

Chiefly Austral., Slang a hoodlum or rowdy, esp. a young one

Etymology: ult. < ? lark

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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