raggare

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UK/ˈɹaɡəɹə/

noun

Someone who is part of a subculture in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands concerned with American cars and music of the 1950s, comparable to greasers.

OriginSwedish raggare →
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Meanings

nounraggare (countable and uncountable, plural raggares or raggare)

plural raggares

  1. countableuncountableSomeone who is part of a subculture in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands concerned with American cars and music of the 1950s, comparable to greasers.
  2. uncountableThis subculture taken as a whole.

Origin

  1. Swedishraggare
  2. Englishraggare

From Swedish raggare, from ragga (“to drive around”), from dialectal term raga (“to stagger”).

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APA

raggare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raggare

MLA

“raggare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raggare. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raggare,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raggare.

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