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Australians love a larrikin, a mischievous person with a good heart, said Frank Bongiorno, a historian at Australian National University in Canberra.
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Washington Post, 23 July 2021
In Australia, Ned Kelly represents the classic, white, male, larrikin, masculine alpha.
—Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2020
Could their self-image as authority-averse larrikins be wide of the mark?
—The Economist, 15 June 2019
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Washington Post, 23 July 2021
In Australia, Ned Kelly represents the classic, white, male, larrikin, masculine alpha.
—Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2020
Could their self-image as authority-averse larrikins be wide of the mark?
—The Economist, 15 June 2019
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“Larrikin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/larrikin. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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