rowdy
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Meaning · English
money; ready money.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
I don’t know whether I quite approve of your throwing over Mr. P. for Mr. F., and don’t think Foker’s such a pretty name, and from your account of him he seems a muff, and not a beauty. But he has got the rowdy, which is the thing.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “rowdy” mean?
money; ready money.
Is “rowdy” formal or informal?
rowdy is generally slang.