rowdyism

Variant of rowdy

rowdy definition

☆ rowdy (ro̵u′dē)

noun pl. rowdies -·dies

a person whose behavior is rough, quarrelsome, and disorderly; hoodlum

Etymology: < ? row

adjective rowdier -·dier, rowdiest -·di·est

having the nature of or characteristic of a rowdy; rough, quarrelsome, etc.

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