rowdy
pronunciation
How to pronounce rowdy in British English:
UK [ˈraʊdi]
How to pronounce rowdy in American English:
US [ˈraʊdi]
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- Noun:
- a cruel and brutal fellow
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- Adjective:
- disturbing the public peace; loud and rough
Word Origin
- rowdy (n.)
- "a rough, quarrelsome person," 1808, American English, originally "lawless backwoodsman," probably from row (n.2). The adjective is first recorded 1819. Related: Rowdily; rowdiness.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Rio 's outer regions have some highly recommended sights , including rowdy maracana footbal stadium .
- 2. Tedious safety drills and strict seat-belt rules would have to go , as would rowdy stag parties and wailing children .
- 3. But ' rich and rowdy discord ' still ends up with winners and losers , and if we have a single national identity , then it will be that of the winners .
- 4. In a rowdy session of kuwait 's parliament , even liberal mps felt obliged to proclaim solidarity with hizbullah .
- 5. The ipad 's launch was a world away from the riotous iphone 4s launch in january , when one of the company 's flagship stores in beijing was pelted with eggs by a rowdy crowd .