toerag

plural toerags

1. derogatoryslangA tramp or vagrant.
2. IrelandUKderogatoryslangA worthless or despicable person.

   "I know James Potter's an arrogant toerag," she said, cutting across Snape.

   2007, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, USA: Arthur A. Levine Books, page 674

   1 more example

   “I’m not racist; I don’t mind people coming in if they respect Irish people. But the likes of the toerags coming into this country – they’re not vetted and are causing havoc.”

   2023 November 24, Rory Carroll, “‘Government is not listening’: anger over immigration spills into riot on Dublin’s streets”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

3. alternativeAlternative form of toe-rag (“a cloth worn wrapped around the foot instead of a sock”).