rowdy adj : disturbing the public peace; loud and rough; "a raucous party"; "rowdy teenagers" [syn: raucous] n : a cruel and brutal fellow [syn: bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, yob, yobo, yobbo] [also: rowdiest, rowdier]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊdi

Adjective

1. rough and disorderly; riotous or just boisterous

Noun

1. such a person

Translations

• Finnish: öykkäri, tappelupukari
• Italian: chiassoso

Rowdy is an adjective meaning coarse, boisterous, and prone to fights or arguments.

Rowdy may also refer to:

• Rowdy (Dallas Cowboys), the mascot of the Dallas Cowboys NFL franchise
• Rowdy (mascot), the mascot of the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners
• The nickname of professional wrestler Roddy Piper
• The ironic nickname of a taxidermied Labrador Retriever on the television series Scrubs
• Rowdy Records, a record label
• Rowdy (Medal of Honor recipient), Native American member of the United States Army during the Indian Wars
• Rowdy Rams, Student spirit organization of VCU's basketball team

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