rowdyism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English rowdy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English rowdyism From rowdy + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being rowdy.
Ayah stops to one side and I dive into the tangle of limbs yelling for all I’m worth, contributing my mite of rowdyism to the general row.
1988, Bapsi Sidhwa, Ice-Candy Man, Daunt Books (2016), page 49:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowdyisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |