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ruf⋅fi⋅an⋅ism

  [ruhf-ee-uh-niz-uhm, ruhf-yuh-]
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–noun
1. conduct befitting a ruffian.
2. ruffian character.
Origin:
1585–95; ruffian + -ism
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ruf·fi·an   (rŭf'ē-ən, rŭf'yən)   
n.  

  1. A tough or rowdy person.

  2. A thug or gangster.


[French, pimp, from Old French rufien, from Old Provençal rufian, from Old Italian ruffiano.]
ruf'fi·an·ism n., ruf'fi·an·ly adj.
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