roister-doister
/ˈrɔɪstə ˈdɔɪstə/(also roister doister, royster doyster)
noun
A roisterer.
- Since the late 19th cent. sometimes a conscious archaism..
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Gabriel Harvey (c1552–1631), scholar and writer. From the name of Ralph Roister Doister (also as Royster Doister), the eponymous main character in the play by Nicholas Udall, after roister.
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