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raggedy-ass

raggedy-ass adjective: shabby, miserably inadequate.

Adjective

raggedy-ass (comparative more raggedy-ass, superlative most raggedy-ass)

  1. (Canada, US, derogatory, slang, vulgar) Shabby, miserably inadequate.
  2. (Canada, US, derogatory, slang, vulgar) (Of a person) new and inexperienced.

Forms of raggedy-ass

comparativemore raggedy-ass
superlativemost raggedy-ass

Origin of raggedy-ass

From raggedy + -ass.

Questions about raggedy-ass

What does raggedy-ass mean?
Raggedy-ass means shabby, miserably inadequate.
What part of speech is raggedy-ass?
Raggedy-ass is an adjective.

Words near raggedy-ass in the dictionary

  1. raggediest
  2. raggedly
  3. raggedness
  4. raggednesses
  5. raggedy
  6. raggedy-ass
  7. raggee
  8. ragger
  9. raggers
  10. raggery
  11. raggett

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