Ratbag

//ˈɹæt.bæɡ// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A despicable person. slang

    "Then he went and sneaked on me to my boss. What a ratbag!"

  2. 2
    A mischievous person, especially a child. Australia, New-Zealand, endearing, slang, sometimes

    "He says he was a ratbag at school and the entire teaching staff hated him except the English and economics teachers."

Example

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"Then he went and sneaked on me to my boss. What a ratbag!"

Etymology

From rat + bag.

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