rowdy

rowdy
[[t]ra͟ʊdi[/t]]
rowdier, rowdiest, rowdies
1) ADJ-GRADED When people are rowdy, they are noisy, rough, and likely to cause trouble.

He has complained to the police about rowdy neighbours...

There were rowdy scenes inside parliament during the debate.

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rowdiness N-UNCOUNT

...adolescent behaviour like vandalism and rowdiness.

2) N-PLURAL If you describe people as rowdies, you mean that they are noisy, rough, and likely to cause trouble. [INFORMAL]

...a bar in New York where the owner kept a baseball bat to deal with rowdies.


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