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chinpira
noun

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chinpira

English Meaning(s) for チンピラ

noun
  1. (young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; delinquent girl; hooligan; punk
  2. small-time yakuza
  3. brat; little shit

Definition and Synonyms for チンピラ

Punk an aggressive and violent young criminal
Synonyms: チンピラ, 不良, 不良少年, 暴れん坊
Nonattender someone who shirks duty
Synonyms: チンピラ, 休み, 休む
Street Urchin a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas
Synonyms: チンピラ
Hooky Player one who is absent from school without permission
Synonyms: チンピラ
Vandal someone who willfully destroys or defaces property
Synonyms: チンピラ
Vandal a member of the Germanic people who overran Gaul and Spain and North Africa and sacked Rome in 455
Synonyms: チンピラ

Categories チンピラ is a member of

Wrongdoer a person who transgresses moral or civil law
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Malefactor someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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Undoer a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
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Barbarian a member of an uncivilized people
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Absentee one that is absent or not in residence
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Urchin poor and often mischievous city child
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Sample Sentences for チンピラ

The policeman was shot in the leg by a delinquent.
The small thug beat up the convenience store employee.
I was beaten up by a gang of hoodlums on the way home from work.

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