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raggie

raggie adjective: ragged; rough.

Adjective

raggie (comparative more raggie, superlative most raggie)

  1. (obsolete) ragged; rough
    • a stonie and raggie hill1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C....

Noun (1)

raggie (plural raggies)

  1. (derogatory, informal, nonstandard) 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.2007, Arthur Herzog, A Murder in Our Town
    • “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.”2014, George B. Light, A Present From Dad
  2. (UK, dated, slang) A close friend; chum.
    • He is concerned for his pal, his raggie, […]1918, Edward Noble, The Naval Side, page 54
    • 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.1943, Gilbert Hackforth-Jones, Torpedo!: Stories of the Royal Navy, page 100

Noun (2)

raggie (plural raggies)

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

Forms of raggie

Adjective
comparativemore raggie
superlativemost raggie
alternative formraggy
Noun
pluralraggies

Origin of raggie

From rag + -y.

From rag + -ie.

From ragged + -ie.

Questions about raggie

What does raggie mean?
Raggie means ragged; rough.
What part of speech is raggie?
Raggie can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near raggie in the dictionary

  1. raggers
  2. raggery
  3. raggett
  4. raggetts
  5. raggety
  6. raggie
  7. raggier
  8. raggies
  9. raggiest
  10. ragginess
  11. ragging

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