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raggedy-ass

adj

Etymology

From raggedy + -ass.

  1. inherited from ragged
  2. suffixed as raggedy — “ragged + y”
  3. suffixed as raggedy-ass — “raggedy + ass”

Definitions

  1. Shabby, miserably inadequate.

  2. (Of a person) new and inexperienced.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA