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rowdy
/ˈɹaʊ̯di/
noun 2adj 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
disrespectful, drunk, elderly, hard, lately
VERB + ROWDY
get, gets, got, say, stuck, watch
ROWDY + NOUN
behavior, clayton, customers, hours, kiddie, multitudes
PREP.
after, between, in, on, out
ADV.
always, gradually
Definitions
adj
1
Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.
noun
1
A boisterous person; a brawler.
Carpenter recruited his gang at the saloon, rowdies all. They slept the day, drank well into the evening, and then set off for their pastime.
2
money; ready money.
I don’t know whether I quite approve of your throwing over Mr. P. for Mr. F., and don’t think Foker’s such a pretty name, and from your account of him he seems a muff, and not a beauty. But he has got the rowdy, which is the thing.
"Where's your money?" Jack exclaimed, hoarsely, in a well-feigned voice. "Ah! where's the rowdy?" iterated Clayton, in a tone it was impossible to conceal. "I have no money — none — save a few guineas; there — there — in my pocket […]
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Carpenter recruited his gang at the saloon, rowdies all. They slept the day, drank well into the evening, and then set off for their pastime.
Wiktionary02
I don’t know whether I quite approve of your throwing over Mr. P. for Mr. F., and don’t think Foker’s such a pretty name, and from your account of him he seems a muff, and not a beauty. But he has got
Wiktionary03
"Where's your money?" Jack exclaimed, hoarsely, in a well-feigned voice. "Ah! where's the rowdy?" iterated Clayton, in a tone it was impossible to conceal. "I have no money — none — save a few guineas
Wiktionary04
My brother has been much too rowdy lately.
Tatoeba · #27853805
These gatherings always get rowdy after hours, when the boss breaks out the single-malt scotch.
Tatoeba · #71810506
Watch out for rowdy or drunk customers.
Tatoeba · #1640964Usage Notes
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