larrikin
lar·ri·kin/ˈlɛɹəkən/noun, adjective
larrikin is spelled L-A-R-R-I-K-I-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables (lar·ri·kin). It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, larrikin means “A young, brash, and impertinent, and possibly violent, troublemaker, especially one who is a gang member; a hooligan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of larrikin is larrikins.
How many letters and syllables are in larrikin?
| Letters | 8: L-A-R-R-I-K-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: lar·ri·kin |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is larrikin?
Larrikin appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce larrikin?
- UK /ˈlæɹɪk(ɪ)n/
- US /ˈlɛɹəkən/
- Australia /ˈlæɹək(ə)n/
Larrikin has 3 syllables, split lar·ri·kin in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-larrikin.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of larrikin
- larrikins plural
- larikin
- larrykin
- more larrikin comparative
- most larrikin superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does larrikin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaslangA young, brash, and impertinent, and possibly violent, troublemaker, especially one who is a gang member; a hooligan.
- 2
AustraliaslangA high-spirited person who playfully rebels against authority and conventional norms; a maverick or scamp.
adjective
- 1
AustraliaslangOf or relating to, or behaving like, a hooligan; hooliganistic, thuggish.
- 2
AustraliaslangPlayfully rebellious against and contemptuous of authority and convention; maverick.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does larrikin come from?
Origin uncertain, possibly from *larick (Northern England) (an unattested variant of lark (“bird of the family Alaudidae; frolic or romp, some fun; prank; (East Suffolk, obsolete) unruly or wild person”, noun), from laverock (“(chiefly Northern England, Scotland, archaic) lark (bird)”); compare the variant forms lairock, larrock (chiefly Northern England), larick, larrick (chiefly Scotland)) + -kin (diminutive suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).