ratbag
/ (ˈrætˌbæɡ) /
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noun
slang a despicable person
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Word Origin for ratbag
C20: from rat + bag
Words nearby ratbag
rataplan, rat-arsed, rat-a-tat, rat-a-tat-tat, ratatouille, ratbag, ratbaggery, ratbite fever, ratcatcher, ratch, rat cheese
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How to use ratbag in a sentence
I sat in a suite at the Savoy hotel, in privilege, resenting the woeful ratbag I once was who, for all his problems, had drugs.
There he is smoking at Joshua Tree, milling around onstage, and palling around with his kid and dog named Ratbag.