rowdy

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rowdy

A group of rowdy teenagers playfully shout and laugh in the park.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Loud, rough, and disorderly: Describes a person, group, or event that is noisy, boisterous, and potentially disruptive to public peace or order.
    • Characterized by noisy and unruly behavior: Often implies a lack of consideration for others in a public or social setting.

  2. Noun:

    • A person who behaves in a loud, rough, and disorderly way: Refers to an individual, often in a group, who engages in rowdy behavior.
    • A rough, brutal, or aggressive fellow: An informal and somewhat dated use, suggesting a troublemaker or hooligan.
Usage and Examples

  • Adjective:

    • The bar was asked to close early due to the rowdy crowd.
    • After the game, rowdy fans spilled into the streets, celebrating loudly.

  • Noun:

    • The police were called to deal with a group of rowdies outside the club.
    • He was known in his youth as a bit of a rowdy.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
  • The term often carries a connotation of youthful, alcohol-fueled, or sports-related exuberance that crosses the line into nuisance.
  • It can be used descriptively without always implying malicious intent (e.g., ), though context determines the severity.
  • "To get rowdy": A common phrase meaning to become loud and boisterous.
    • The concert really got rowdy during the final song.
Variants and Related Words
  • Rowdiness (n): The state or quality of being rowdy.
    • The rowdiness of the fans led to several ejections from the stadium.
  • Rowdyism (n): Rowdy behavior, especially when habitual or as a social problem.
    • The neighborhood was tired of the late-night rowdyism.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Boisterous, raucous, unruly, disorderly, rambunctious, loud.
  • Noun: Hooligan, troublemaker, ruffian, lout (these often imply more aggression than just noise).
Antonyms
  • Adjective: Quiet, orderly, peaceful, subdued, tranquil.
  • Noun: Gentleman, peacekeeper.
Idioms and Common Phrases
  • "Rowdy bunch": A group of loud, unruly people.
    • The team's supporters were a rowdy bunch, but they meant no harm.
  • While not a phrasal verb, the verb phrase "to act rowdy" is frequently used.
    • The students were warned not to act rowdy on the field trip.
rowdy

A group of rowdy teenagers playfully shout and laugh in the park.

Adjective
  1. disturbing the public peace; loud and rough
    • a raucous party
    • rowdy teenagers
Noun
  1. a cruel and brutal fellow

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