rowdy
A boisterous person; a brawlerA boisterous person; a brawler.
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» Tom got rowdy.
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2 senses(countable)A boisterous person; a brawler.
Rowdy, Randalierer, Hooligan
буя́нbuján, хулига́нxuligán
(obsolete, slang, uncountable)Money; ready money.
- a cruel and brutal fellow
Examples
13 sentencesTom got rowdy.
Watch out for rowdy or drunk customers.
ruОстерегайтесь пьяных или хулиганствующих клиентов. — shanghainese
My brother has been much too rowdy lately.
ruМой братец последнее время стал слишком буйным. — shanghainese
Ziri apologized for his disrespectful and rowdy behavior.
Tom always gets rowdy when he drinks tequila.
ruТом всегда буянит, когда выпьет текилы. — odexed
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Possibly from row (“noisy argument”), originally used as a noun.Possibly from row (“noisy argument”), originally used as a noun.
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Forms
plural: rowdiesSynonyms
7 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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