Usually means: Behavior typical of a ruffian.
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  1. ruffianism: Merriam-Webster
  2. ruffianism: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. ruffianism: Collins English Dictionary
  4. ruffianism: Vocabulary.com
  5. ruffianism: Wordnik
  6. ruffianism: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. ruffianism: Dictionary.com
  8. ruffianism: Rhymezone
  9. ruffianism: FreeDictionary.org
  10. ruffianism: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. ruffianism: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. ruffianism: Wiktionary

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▸ noun:  The behaviour of a ruffian; ruffians collectively.

Similar:
ruffianage, ruffianhood, ruffiandom, ruffiano, rascalism, rout, raff, rascality, rascalry, ruff, more...

Opposite:
gentility, civility, refinement, decorum

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Similar:
ruffianage, ruffianhood, ruffiandom, ruffiano, rascalism, rout, raff, rascality, rascalry, ruff, more...

Opposite:
gentility, civility, refinement, decorum



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