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In some senses, raggie is marked as obsolete, derogatory, informal, dated, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
raggie
noun 3adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
old
VERB + RAGGIE
spot
RAGGIE + NOUN
hill, mile
ADV.
away
Definitions
adj
1
ragged; rough
a stonie and raggie hill
noun
1
One who dresses poorly, or in rags; an impoverished individual
Emerging from a pop-up trailer owned by Eddie and Terry in the equipment-crowded back yard was Terry's cousin Bennett Morey, thirty-five, a raggie, and his “old lady”, Donna Call, pregnant by him.
“I can spot a raggie a mile away. And they don't get jobs here and they never will. Shiftless bunch, only care about themselves, steal anything in sight.”
2
A close friend; chum.
He is concerned for his pal, his raggie, […]
Able-seaman Jenvey, his "raggie" Lofty Smith and Venus the honey-bear were ensconced in their usual billet under the fo'c'sle awning of His Majesty's cruiser Empire enjoying the peace of a make-and-mend afternoon.
noun
1
A ragged-tooth shark or sand shark (family Odontaspididae).
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a stonie and raggie hill
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Emerging from a pop-up trailer owned by Eddie and Terry in the equipment-crowded back yard was Terry's cousin Bennett Morey, thirty-five, a raggie, and his “old lady”, Donna Call, pregnant by him.
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“I can spot a raggie a mile away. And they don't get jobs here and they never will. Shiftless bunch, only care about themselves, steal anything in sight.”
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He is concerned for his pal, his raggie, […]
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