ちんぴら

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For pronunciation and definitions of ちんぴら – see the following entry.
チンピラ
[noun] a child or other youth putting on airs and acting arrogantly
[noun] a chav, a bogan
[noun] a hoodlum, a minor criminal, a hooligan, a punk
[noun] an apprentice yakuza, a low-ranking gangster, a young member of an organized crime group
(This term, ちんぴら (chinpira), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)