The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers
larrikin
noun: a person of one kind (see more)
This person thinks like this: I can do things if I want to do them. people say ‘it is bad if you do this’, I don’t think ‘I can’t do this’ because of it. I know people think it is good if I do things like this. “
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'Larrikin' is now less used to refer to someone, but the attitude is still apparent."Jim is a real larrikin, always playing practical jokes on his mates."
"Casino magnate James Packer and his mate TV chief David Gyngell going the biffo on a Bondi street. Australians responded to this bit of rough and tumble by liking both guys more, because larrikin."
"The larrikin side of the Hawke personality is now a popular favourite at events, where the octogenarian acquiesces to the urgings of an adoring public by sculling a beer – a reprise of his record-breaking student effort at Oxford."
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