町まち奴やっこ

noun

machi-yakko; townsman vigilantes

Historical term for Edo-period townsmen who formed gangs, wore flashy clothing, and fought against the hatamoto-yakko (samurai gangs).

See also: 旗本奴

• 町まち奴やっこは江え戸ど時じ代だいに旗はた本もと奴やっこと対たい立りつした町ちょう人にんの集しゅう団だんだった。

  The machi-yakko were groups of townsmen who opposed the hatamoto-yakko during the Edo period.