rowdy
[ rou-dee ]
/ ˈraʊ di /
noun, plural row·dies.
a rough, disorderly person.
adjective, row·di·er, row·di·est.
rough and disorderly: rowdy behavior at school.
Origin of rowdy
1810–20,
Americanism; perhaps irregular from
row3
OTHER WORDS FROM rowdy
row·di·ly, adverb row·di·ness, noun un·row·dy, adjectiveWords nearby rowdy
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British Dictionary definitions for rowdy
rowdy
/ (ˈraʊdɪ) /
adjective -dier or -diest
tending to create noisy disturbances; rough, loud, or disorderly
a rowdy gang of football supporters
noun plural -dies
a person who behaves in a rough disorderly fashion
Derived forms of rowdy
rowdily, adverb rowdiness, nounWord Origin for rowdy
C19: originally US slang, perhaps related to
row ³