larrikin
Boisterous young rebel
A larrikin is a person, especially a young man, who behaves in a boisterous, mischievous, or anti-authoritarian way.
The word is Australian and New Zealand slang, carrying affection rather than condemnation—a larrikin flouts convention with irreverent humor rather than malice: He's a bit of a larrikin, but harmless.
The larrikin spirit is sometimes invoked as a national character trait.
Someone who plays tricks
- rascalLovable troublemaker
- scampMischievous young person
- impMinor mischief-making devil
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
scallywag · rapscallion · trickster · hellraiser · tearaway · joker · wag · ratbag
Informal British man
- matePartner or companion
- cobberAustralian word for friend
- diggerOne who unearths
- boganUncultured Aussie type
ratbag · knockabout · drongo · galah · swagman · jackaroo · true blue · fair dinkum
Attacker of cherished beliefs
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- rebelAuthority defier
- cheekyPlayfully disrespectful
impudent · disrespectful · insolent · impertinent · saucy · audacious · brash · cocky
prankster
Someone who plays tricks
troublemaker · scallywag · rapscallion · trickster · hellraiser · tearaway · joker · wag · ratbag · ne'er-do-well
bloke
Informal British man
bogan · ratbag · knockabout · drongo · galah · swagman · jackaroo · true blue · fair dinkum · dinky-di
iconoclast
Attacker of cherished beliefs
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- rebelAuthority defier
cheeky · impudent · disrespectful · insolent · impertinent · saucy · audacious · brash · cocky · smart-aleck
wag
Move briskly back-and-forth
comic · entertainer · buffoon · jokester · cutup · card · character · hoot · scream · funny man
- Aussie slangarvo, bogan, brekkie, chook, cobber
- AustraliansHugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Margot Robbie
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
- Australian ComedyDame Edna, Rebel Wilson, Eric Bana, Paul Hogan, Crocodile Dundee
- Australianakangaroo, Vegemite, boomerang, koala, didgeridoo
larrikinconformist
One following accepted norms
straight-laced · square · stuffed shirt · goody-goody · good citizen
larrikinsobersides
Habitually serious person
stiff · wowser · prig · stuffed shirt · killjoy
larrikingentleman
Courteous, honorable man
toff · proper lady · aristocrat · dandy · bourgeois