ragamuffin
[ rag-uh-muhf-in ]
/ ˈræg əˌmʌf ɪn /
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noun
a ragged, disreputable person; tatterdemalion.
a child in ragged, ill-fitting, dirty clothes.
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Origin of ragamuffin
1350–1400; Middle English Ragamoffyn, name of a demon in the poem Piers Plowman
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Word Origin for ragamuffin
C14 Ragamoffyn, name of a demon in the poem Piers Plowman (1393); probably based on rag 1
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