rowdy
/ˈɹaʊdi/ · row·dy
noun
- A boisterous person; a brawler. The rowdy at the bar was asked to leave by the bartender.
- A group of noisy and unruly people. The rowdy crowd at the concert was difficult to manage.
adjective
- Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous. The rowdy atmosphere at the music festival was overwhelming.
- Unruly and difficult to manage. The rowdy child was sent to time-out by the teacher.
Did you know? The word 'rowdy' has been used to describe the behavior of rowdy teenagers in the 19th-century American West, where they would often engage in wild and unruly behavior.