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Meaning
Noun
●
Tattered clothes.
●
A
piece
of old
cloth
, especially one used for
cleaning
,
patching
, etc.; a
tattered
piece
of
cloth
; a
shred
or tatter.
●
A
shabby
,
beggarly
fellow
; a ragamuffin.
●
A
ragged
edge in
metalworking.
●
In Nautical:
A
sail
, or any
piece
of canvas.
●
Sanitary
napkins
,
pads
, or other
materials
used to
absorb
menstrual
discharge.
⚠️
A
newspaper
or
magazine
, especially one whose
journalism
is considered to be of
poor
quality.
●
In Poker:
A
poor
, low-ranking kicker.
●
In Theater:
A
curtain
of various kinds.
●
A person
suffering
from
exhaustion
or
lack
of energy.
●
A
coarse
kind of
rock
, somewhat
cellular
in
texture
; ragstone.
●
A
prank
or
practical
joke.
●
In British English & Irish English:
A
society
run by
university
students for the
purpose
of
charitable
fundraising.
●
In American English:
An
informal
dance
party
featuring
music
played
by African-American
string
bands.
●
A
ragtime
song
,
dance
or
piece
of music.
Verb
●
To
decorate
(a
wall
, etc.) by
applying
paint
with a rag.
●
To become tattered.
●
To
break
(ore) into
lumps
for sorting.
●
To
cut
or
dress
roughly
, as a grindstone.
●
To
scold
or
tell off
; to
torment
; to banter.
●
In British English:
To
drive
a
car
or another
vehicle
in a
hard
,
fast
or
unsympathetic
manner.
●
To
tease
or
torment
, especially at a
university
; to
bully
, to haze.
●
To
play
or
compose
(a
piece
,
melody
, etc.) in
syncopated
time.
●
To
dance
to
ragtime
music.
●
In Music:
To
add
syncopation
(to a
tune
) and thereby
make it
appropriate
for a
ragtime
song.
Name
●
Synonym of Rag and Famish (“the Army and Navy Club in London, England”)
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Origin
rag
English
rǫgg
Old Norse
Sourced from
Etym
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