raggie

comparative more raggie · superlative most raggie · alternative raggy

1. obsoleteragged; rough

   a stonie and raggie hill

   1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC

plural raggies

1. derogatoryinformalnonstandardOne who dresses poorly, or in rags; an impoverished individual

   “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.”

   2014, George B. Light, A Present From Dad

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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.

   2007, Arthur Herzog, A Murder in Our Town

2. UKdatedslanggovernmentA close friend; chum.

   He is concerned for his pal, his raggie, […]

   1918, Edward Noble, The Naval Side, page 54

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   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.

   1943, Gilbert Hackforth-Jones, Torpedo!: Stories of the Royal Navy, page 100

plural raggies

1. slangA ragged-tooth shark or sand shark (family Odontaspididae).