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ratbags

ratbags is the plural of ratbag.

Meaning of ratbag

Noun

ratbag (plural ratbags)

  1. (slang) A despicable person.
    • Then he went and sneaked on me to my boss. What a ratbag!
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, endearing, slang, sometimes) 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

Interjection

  1. (UK, colloquial, dated) A mild exclamation of dismay.

Questions about ratbags

What does ratbags mean?
Ratbags means a mild exclamation of dismay.
What is ratbags the plural of?
Ratbags is the plural of ratbag.
What part of speech is ratbags?
Ratbags is an interjection.

Words near ratbags in the dictionary

  1. ratatouilles
  2. Ratay
  3. ratbag
  4. ratbaggeries
  5. ratbaggery
  6. ratbags
  7. ratborne
  8. Ratboy
  9. Ratby
  10. ratcastle
  11. ratcastles

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