ratbag
Syllables: rat·bag/ˈɹæt.bæɡ/
ratbag noun: a despicable person.
Noun
ratbag (plural ratbags)
- A despicable person.
- Then he went and sneaked on me to my boss. What a ratbag!
- A mischievous person, especially a child.
- He says he was a ratbag at school and the entire teaching staff hated him except the English and economics teachers.1986, Ursula Woodhouse, A very rich ratbag
Forms of ratbag
| plural | ratbags |
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Origin of ratbag
From rat + bag.
Words formed from ratbag
- ratbaggery
- ratbaggish
- ratbags
- ratbaggy
Questions about ratbag
- What does ratbag mean?
- Ratbag means a despicable person.
- What part of speech is ratbag?
- Ratbag is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ratbag?
- Ratbag is pronounced /ˈɹæt.bæɡ/.
- What is the plural of ratbag?
- The plural of ratbag is ratbags.
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