rowdy

adj
/ˈɹaʊ̯di/UK/ˈɹaʊ̯di/CA/ˈɹæɔ̯di/

Etymology

Possibly from row (“noisy argument”), originally used as a noun.

Definitions

  1. Loud and disorderly

    Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.

  2. A boisterous person

    A boisterous person; a brawler.

    • Carpenter recruited his gang at the saloon, rowdies all. They slept the day, drank well into the evening, and then set off for their pastime.
  3. money

    money; ready money.

    • I don’t know whether I quite approve of your throwing over Mr. P. for Mr. F., and don’t think Foker’s such a pretty name, and from your account of him he seems a muff, and not a beauty. But he has got the rowdy, which is the thing.
    • "Where's your money?" Jack exclaimed, hoarsely, in a well-feigned voice. "Ah! where's the rowdy?" iterated Clayton, in a tone it was impossible to conceal. "I have no money — none — save a few guineas; there — there — in my pocket […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA