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ragamuffin

[ rag-uh-muhf-in ]

noun

  1. a ragged, disreputable person; tatterdemalion.
  2. a child in ragged, ill-fitting, dirty clothes.

    Synonyms: street arab, guttersnipe, urchin, waif



ragamuffin

/ ˈræɡəˌmʌfɪn /

noun

  1. a ragged unkempt person, esp a child
  2. another name for ragga
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ragamuffin1

1350–1400; Middle English Ragamoffyn, name of a demon in the poem Piers Plowman
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ragamuffin1

C14 Ragamoffyn , name of a demon in the poem Piers Plowman (1393); probably based on rag 1
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Example Sentences

"The 'ragamuffin' always speaks of his enemies with courtesy, and the filibusters love their leader," was her pointed rejoinder.

The giant looked contemptuously at the tailor, and said: 'You ragamuffin!

It is true that his father did give him a good lesson when he called the little son of the charcoal-man a ragamuffin.

The ragamuffin sat perched upon the broad shoulder and peered down at the lady with eyes of cerulean blue.

"You'll not be thinking of heeding that ragamuffin boy," he ventured.

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