Raggie

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who dresses poorly, or in rags; an impoverished individual derogatory, informal, nonstandard

    "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."

  2. 2
    A ragged-tooth shark or sand shark (family Odontaspididae). slang
  3. 3
    A close friend; chum. UK, dated, slang

    "He is concerned for his pal, his raggie, […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    ragged; rough obsolete

    "a stonie and raggie hill"

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From rag + -y.

Etymology 2

From rag + -ie.

Etymology 3

From ragged + -ie.

Related phrases

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