con vivant

a person of poor or hoodish taste; any general hoodlum, who may or may not appreciate the shittier things in life, especially those things that those of refined taste look down upon (like fart jokes, Nextel cell phones or walkies).

a menacing or malefactious person

Any hoodlum, menace, wrongdoer, or malefactor

A "con vivant" is the opposite of a "bon vivant."

by Paw-Paw July 1, 2007