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raggie

adj

Etymology

From ragged + -ie.

  1. derived from *rawwa-✻
  2. derived from rǫgg — “tuft; shagginess”
  3. inherited from ragg
  4. inherited from ragge
  5. suffixed as raggie — “rag + y”

Definitions

  1. ragged

    ragged; rough

    • a stonie and raggie hill

  2. One who dresses poorly, or in rags

    One who dresses poorly, or in rags; an impoverished individual

    • Emerging from a pop-up trailer owned by Eddie and Terry in the equipment-crowded back yard was Terry's cousin Bennett Morey, thirty-five, a raggie, and his “old lady”, Donna Call, pregnant by him.
    • “I can spot a raggie a mile away. And they don't get jobs here and they never will. Shiftless bunch, only care about themselves, steal anything in sight.”

  3. A close friend

    A close friend; chum.

    • He is concerned for his pal, his raggie, […]
    • Able-seaman Jenvey, his "raggie" Lofty Smith and Venus the honey-bear were ensconced in their usual billet under the fo'c'sle awning of His Majesty's cruiser Empire enjoying the peace of a make-and-mend afternoon.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A ragged-tooth shark or sand shark (family Odontaspididae).

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