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ralphie

Syllables: rar·fie/ɹɑːɹˈfi/

ralphie noun: a scruffy school child.

Noun

ralphie (plural ralphies)

  1. (Geordie, derogatory) A scruffy school child.

Proper noun capitalized: Ralphie

Ralphie

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Ralph.

ralphie meaning in Bengali

ralphie in Bengali

একজন অপরিচ্ছন্ন স্কুলছাত্র

Forms of ralphie

pluralralphies
alternative formrafie

Origin of ralphie

From Ralph Gardeners High School in North Shields, which had a past reputation as a bad school, + -ie.

Words formed from ralphie

Words that rhyme with ralphie

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Questions about ralphie

What does ralphie mean?
Ralphie means a scruffy school child.
What is ralphie in Bengali?
Ralphie in Bengali is একজন অপরিচ্ছন্ন স্কুলছাত্র. See Ralphie meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is ralphie?
Ralphie can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ralphie?
Ralphie is pronounced /ɹɑːɹˈfi/.
What is the plural of ralphie?
The plural of ralphie is ralphies.

Words near ralphie in the dictionary

  1. raloxifenes
  2. ralph
  3. Ralph bucks
  4. ralphcannonite
  5. ralphed
  6. ralphie
  7. ralphies
  8. ralphing
  9. Ralphio
  10. ralphs
  11. Ralphses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ralphie (page history and authors); Ralphie (page history and authors); ralphie (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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