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ragamuffin
/ˈɹæɡəˌmʌfɪn/
noun 4
Collocations
1VERB + RAGAMUFFIN
like, look
Definitions
noun
1
A dirty, shabbily-clothed child; an urchin.
I haue led my rag of Muffins where they are pepper'd: there's not three of my 150 left aliue; and they for the Townes end, to beg during life.
“But may I inquire how you intend to support the establishment? If all the pupils are little ragamuffins, I’m afraid your crop won’t be profitable in a worldly sense, Mrs. Bhaer.”
2
A hooligan or troublemaker.
3
Alternative letter-case form of Ragamuffin (“breed of domestic cat”).
noun
1
A domestic cat of a particular heavy, muscular, short-necked breed.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
- tatterdemalion
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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I haue led my rag of Muffins where they are pepper'd: there's not three of my 150 left aliue; and they for the Townes end, to beg during life.
Wiktionary02
“But may I inquire how you intend to support the establishment? If all the pupils are little ragamuffins, I’m afraid your crop won’t be profitable in a worldly sense, Mrs. Bhaer.”
Wiktionary03
"They called her a little blue raggamuffin, father," said Harry, who ran in, looking very angry; "but I have given it to them, they won't insult my sister again.[…]"
Wiktionary04
You look like a ragamuffin.
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