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буя́н — meaning in English

Buyan

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English meaning

  • brawler noun One who brawls, engages in noisy, unseemly fights.
  • hoodlum noun A violent or lawless young troublemaker; a small-time thug.
  • hooligan noun A violent or destructive troublemaker, especially one acting as part of a rowdy group.
  • rowdy adjective Loud, boisterous, and disorderly.
  • ruffian noun A violent, lawless, or thuggish person.

Senses

буя́н is used for these senses in English:

  • Buyan (Slavic mythology, folklore) In Russian folklore, a mysterious island with the ability to appear and disappear with the tide; the home of the Zoryas (solar goddesses) and three brothers representing the Northern, Western, and Eastern Winds.
  • brawler One who brawls, engages in noisy, unseemly fights.
  • hoodlum A rough or violent youth.
  • hooligan (informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
  • rowdy (countable) A boisterous person; a brawler.
  • ruffian A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.

brawler — full definition

  1. noun One who brawls, engages in noisy, unseemly fights.
  2. noun A beat 'em up game.

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