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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprovocateur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pʁovokatœʁ
"Il est devenu très provocateur après avoir trop bu."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Aggressive, rowdy, or prone to picking fights, often while behaving in a loud and obnoxious manner.
"A group of lairy youths started causing trouble outside the pub." - 2
Flashy, gaudy, or ostentatious in appearance, style, or dress.
"He wore a lairy jacket with bright neon patterns that stood out in the crowd."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'lair' (meaning a disreputable person or flashily dressed individual, ultimately from Scots origin), combined with the suffix -y. Emerging in British slang during the late 19th to early 20th century, it initially meant flashily dressed or showy, later evolving to describe someone who is aggressive, rowdy, or provocative.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lairy" is said worldwide
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provocateur
Transliteration: pʁovokatœʁ
"Il est devenu très provocateur après avoir trop bu."
aufmüpfig
Transliteration: ˈaʊ̯fˌmʏpfiç
"Die aufmüpfige Menge fing an zu drängen."
provocatorio
Transliteration: provokaˈtɔrjo
"Aveva un atteggiamento molto provocatorio."
pendenciero
Transliteration: pendenˈsjero
"El joven adoptó una actitud pendenciera en el bar."
briguento
Transliteration: bɾiˈɡẽtu
"Ele ficou muito briguento depois da festa."
लड़ाकू
Transliteration: ladaku
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह पार्टी में बहुत लड़ाकू व्यवहार कर रहा था।"
好斗的
Transliteration: hào dòu de
Script: 中文汉字
"那群年轻人显得非常好斗。"
도발적인
Transliteration: dobaljeog-in
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 술에 취해 도발적인 태도를 보였다."
喧嘩腰の
Transliteration: kenkagoshi no
Script: 日本語
"彼は酔っ払って喧嘩腰になっていた。"
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