raggamuffin

plural raggamuffins

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of ragamuffin.

   "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.[…]"

   [1877], Anna Sewell, “The Election”, in Black Beauty: […], London: Jarrold and Sons, […], →OCLC, part III, page 206

2. entertainmentSynonym of ragga.

   International reggae takes another spin with Kulcha Connection's Plus Haut (Subsonik, Canada), a rollicking raggamuffin release with clean, crisp backing tracks and alternating singer and dj segments delivered almost entirely in French.

   2004, The Beat, volume 23, number 2, page 13

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   Reggae music is as old as the history of Africans suffering in the Carribean. But, as a result of the Americanization of this music to form raggamuffin, drugs are openly idolized. The singer called Bob Marley promoted the use of marijuana and among the African fans of raggamuffin, the use of marijuana is now standard.

   2005, Ndirangu Mwaura, Kenya Today: Breaking the Yoke of Colonialism in Africa, Algora Publishing, →ISBN, page 191

   Synonyms: ragga