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rowdy

[rou-dee]

noun

plural

rowdies 
  1. a rough, disorderly person.



adjective

rowdier, rowdiest 
  1. rough and disorderly.

    rowdy behavior at school.

  2. Slang.great; very enjoyable, often with boisterous fun.

    a rowdy time at the arcade with my best friends.

    Synonyms: , ,

rowdy

/ ˈʊɪ /

adjective

  1. tending to create noisy disturbances; rough, loud, or disorderly

    a rowdy gang of football supporters

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who behaves in a rough disorderly fashion

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • rowdily adverb
  • rowdiness noun
  • unrowdy adjective
  • ˈǷɻ徱 adverb
  • ˈǷɻ徱Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rowdy1

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; perhaps from row 3
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rowdy1

C19: originally US slang, perhaps related to row ³
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On Wednesday afternoon, Reginald Wheeler, a 62-year-old homeless services worker, said he had been attending protests all week after his work day ended around 3 p.m. and staying until things got rowdy.

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Early in the week, a 21-year-old woman who identified herself only as Jade bought a Mexican flag and joined a rowdy crowd of protesters on Alameda Street.

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Yates, 35, discussed the album over coffee last month in Silver Lake, a few days after Turnstile played a rowdy gig at L.A.’s Ukrainian Culture Center that featured an endless succession of stage-diving fans.

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"It's such a rowdy bar but people just stopped and fell silent and listened," Jacob recalls.

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Like Fender’s first two LPs, “People Watching” lashes anthemic choruses to surging grooves in a way that makes clear he’s always thinking about his rowdy live show.

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