ちんぴら
Meanings
Noun
1. (young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; delinquent girl; hooligan; punk (Derogatory)
2. small-time yakuza (Derogatory)
3. brat; little shit (Derogatory)
Other readings
Examples5
その
The young man saved the girl from a bunch of hoodlums.
警官
The policeman was shot in the leg by a delinquent.
私
I didn't want to add this hoodlum as a friend on Twitter.
チンピラ
The small thug beat up the convenience store employee.
昨夜
I was beaten up by a gang of hoodlums on the way home from work.