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Noun: ruffian  rú-fee-un
  1. An uncultured, aggressive, rude, noisy troublemaker
    - bully, tough, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, yob [Brit], yobo [Brit], yobbo [Brit]

Derived forms: ruffians

See also: ruffianly

Type of: aggressor, assailant, assailer, assaulter, attacker

Encyclopedia: Ruffian

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