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noun
- (context, Australian English, slang) Someone with an amused, irreverent, mocking attitude to authority and the norms of propriety. (See Wikipedia article w:Larrikinism, Larrikinism)
- 1896: Henry Lawson, A Visit of Condolence.
- : "How dare you talk to me like that, you young larrikin? Be off! or I'll send for a policeman." (Quoted in A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms (Fontana 1978) by G.A.Wilkes).
adjective
- (context, Australian English, slang) Having the characteristics of a larrikin.
- 2006: Guardian September 5, 2006: article: "It's like a part of Australia has died".
- : "We're all a bit embarrassed by Steve Irwin. He puts that image of Australia to the world - that larrikin attitude - and we're not all like that," says Milo Laing...
Etymology: Originated in the "Black Country" dialect found in the area near Birmingham, United Kingdom, where 'larrikin' originally meant 'tongue', thus someone who was outspoken.
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