“Larrikin” has been adopted by several chapters of the Hash House Harriers ( A drinking Club with a Running Problem) as a moniker for their groups. See, for instance – http://www.sdh3.com/clh3/
Probably from the Aussie usage, as the Hash is big there
Eddie “Pinky” Scott
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Eddie Scott:
August 30th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
“Larrikin” has been adopted by several chapters of the Hash House Harriers ( A drinking Club with a Running Problem) as a moniker for their groups. See, for instance – http://www.sdh3.com/clh3/
Probably from the Aussie usage, as the Hash is big there
Eddie “Pinky” Scott