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rag·a·muf·fin

or rag·ga·muf·fin (răg′ə-mŭf′ĭn)
n.
A shabbily clothed, dirty child.
[Middle English Ragamuffyn, a personal name : probably raggi, ragged (from ragge, rag; see rag1) + Middle Dutch moffel, muffe, mitten; see muff2.]
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ragamuffin

(ˈræɡəˌmʌfɪn)
n
1. a ragged unkempt person, esp a child
2. (Pop Music) another name for ragga
[C14 Ragamoffyn, name of a demon in the poem Piers Plowman (1393); probably based on rag1]
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rag•a•muf•fin

(ˈræg əˌmʌf ɪn)

n.
1. a child in ragged, ill-fitting, dirty clothes.
2. a ragged, disreputable person.
[1350–1400; Middle English Ragamoffyn, name of a demon in the poem Piers Plowman]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:ragamuffin - a dirty shabbily clothed urchin]ragamuffin - a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
urchin - poor and often mischievous city child
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ragamuffin

noun urchin, gamin, guttersnipe, scarecrow (informal), tatterdemalion (rare), street Arab (offensive) two ragamuffins with a torch
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ragamuffin

noun
A person wearing ragged or tattered clothing:
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Translations
شَخْص قَذِر ورثُّ الثِّياب
špindíra
bumsgadebarn
utcagyerek
ræfill; tötralegt barn
driskiusskarmalius
skrandainis
ufúľanec
kir pas içinde çocuk

ragamuffin

[ˈrægəˌmʌfɪn] N → granuja mf
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ragamuffin

n → Vogelscheuche f (inf); (boy) → Bengel m; (girl) → Göre f; you little ragamuffin → du kleiner Fratz
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ragamuffin

[ˈrægəˌmʌfɪn] n (old) → monello/a
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ragamuffin

(ˈrӕgəmafin) noun
a ragged, dirty person, especially a child. straatkind شَخْص قَذِر ورثُّ الثِّياب дриплъо maltrapilho špindíra die Vogelscheuche bums; gadebarn αλήτης galopín kaltsukubu ژولیده؛ آدم کثیف و بی سر و پا ryysyläinen va-nu-pieds יֶלֶד לָבוּש בְּלוּיִים फटीचर, गुदड़िया poderanac, zamusanac utcagyerek anak yang tak terpelihara ræfill; tötralegt barn monello 浮浪児 누더기를 걸친 사람 driskius, skarmalius skrandainis budak selekeh schooier fillefrans obdartus خيرن، خچن (سړى ياهلك maltrapilho (copil) zdrenţăros оборванец ufúľanec pobalin, razcapanec odrpanko rännstensunge, trashank เด็กที่ใส่เสื้อผ้าขาดวิ่นและสกปรก kir pas içinde çocuk 衣衫襤褸且骯髒的人(尤指小孩) шарпак, голодранець پھٹے پرانے کپڑوں والا آدمی người ăn mặc rách rưới 衣衫褴褛的而又肮脏的人(尤指小孩)
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Give that beggar something" (a crooked-backed ragamuffin had approached to stare at us).
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For this exploit the ragamuffin is lauding him to the skies.
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Have you any inclination to go with me?' The giant looked contemptuously at the tailor, and said: 'You ragamuffin! You miserable creature!'
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The devil fetch ye, ye ragamuffin rapscallions; ye are all asleep.
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After walking a ways, Jurgis met a little ragamuffin whom he hailed: "Hey, sonny!" The boy cocked one eye at him--he knew that Jurgis was a "jailbird" by his shaven head.
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"Trust me, sir, I have already laughed more than beseems my cloth at your Homeric confabulation with yonder ragamuffin General of the rebels.
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The ragamuffin in question was watching us with all his solitary eye, as though he knew that we were discussing him.
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He complained loudly of having his ship lumbered by a host of "Indian ragamuffins," who had not a skin to dispose of, and at length put his positive interdict upon all trafficking on board.
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