Dictionary: RAG – RAGZ

► RAG adj. unpleasant, bad → 1998 NZ sl.
n. 1. a piece of hard, coarse, or rough stone → 1278 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. an alleged name for a ‘company’ of colts → 1470 obs.
n. 3. a farthing → 1590 cant obs.
n. 4. money in general → L16 sl.
n. 5. a sharp or jagged projection → 1664
n. 6. a flag → 1700 US sl.
n. 7. an article of clothing, esp. a dress → 19C sl.
n. 8. a banknote, paper money;  usually in plural → 1817 sl.
n. 9. the tongue → 1825 sl.
n. 10. a disturbance; a noisy dispute; a scolding → 1825 Sc.
n. 11. a pocket handkerchief → M19 sl.
n. 12. a theatre curtain → M19 sl.
n. 13. abuse, teasing, talk → M19 sl.
n. 14. a street tumbler → 1875 circus usage
n. 15. talk, banter, abuse → 1880 sl.
n. 16. a newspaper, esp. a disreputable one → 1889 UK sl.
n. 17. a jollification, esp. and orig., an undergraduates’ display of noisy, disorderly conduct and great high spirits, considered by the perpetrators as excellent fun and by many outsiders as ‘a bloody nuisance’ → 1892 Brit. university usage
n. 18. a lean, scraggy animal or fish → 1898 Sc.
n. 19. a girlfriend; a female companion → L19 US sl.
n. 20. a towel → 1900 sl.
n. 21. a low, worthless person → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
n. 22. a term of contempt for anything very lean and thin → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. 23. fog, mist, accompanied by drizzling rain → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. 24. hoar-frost, rime → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. 25. a necktie → 1910 US sl.
n. 26. anything physically energetic, a party, a fight, a battle → 1910 sl.
n. 27. a sanitary towel → 1920 euphemism
n. 28. a wig → 1920 sl.
n. 29. a paper dollar → 1929 Amer. sl.
n. 30. a tent, or tent-like shelter → 1930 Amer. dial.
n. 31. a low playing card in a suit → 1930 NZ sl.
n. 32. a dollar tip; one who tips a dollar → 1939 Amer. hotel sl.
n. 33. a confidence game based on stocks and shares → 1940 US criminals’ sl.
n. 34. a magazine → 1940 African-American sl.
n. 35. the scum that forms on boiled milk → 1942 Amer. dial.
n. 36. a railway pointsman → 1946 sl.
n. 37. a baby’s nappy → 1950 sl.
n. 38. an unattractive or dull girl or woman → 1960 US students’ sl.
n. 39. a man → 1960 NZ sl., derogatory
n. 40. a fool → 1960 sl.
n. 41. a bandanna → 1960 sl.
n. 42. a well-worn tire → 1961 sl.
n. 43. the poorest pig in a litter → 1967 Sc.
n. 44. a fight → 1968 Amer. dial.
n. 45. a cat with fur of mixed colours → 1970 Amer. dial.
n. 46. a promiscuous woman → 1970 Aust. sl.
n. 47. an unpleasant person → 1970 US students’ & teen sl.
n. 48. the car or truck’s soft top → 1970 sl.
n. 49. a menstrual period → 1971 sl.
n. 50. in poker: a useless card in the dealt hand or a drawn card that does not improve the hand → 1978 US sl.
n. 51. a second-rate, rundown car; one in poor condition → 1980 US sl.
n. 52. in a carnival midway game: a small prize in a plastic bag → 1985 US sl.
n. 53. in pool: a cushion → 1985 US sl.
n. 54. a gang member → 1990 African-American sl.
n. 55. the semi-uniform clothes worn by a lover of modern dancehall reggae → 1990 W. Indies & Black British sl.
n. 56. in horse racing: an outsider, a horse considered unlikely to win a race → 1991 UK sl.
n. 57. a despicable person → 1997 US sl.
vb. 1. to tear in pieces; to make ragged, to tear in a ragged manner → 1440 obs.
vb. 2. to scold, to rate; to talk severely to, to reproach; to abuse violently → 1796 Eng. dial. & sl.
vb. 3. to annoy, to tease, to mock, to bully; to ridicule; to vex; to enrage → 1808 UK sl.
vb. 4. to share, esp. to divide up the proceeds of a crime → 1860 sl.
vb. 5. to wrangle over a subject. to argue → 1889 Eng. dial. & sl.
vb. 6. to annoy or assail in a rough or noisy fashion; to create a disturbance or wild disorder in a room → 1897 Brit. university sl.
vb. 7. to attack, to cause trouble; to rob → 20C sl.
vb. 8. to talk nonsense → 1900 US sl.
vb. 9. to play or dance to ragtime music → 1900 US sl.
vb. 10. to wreck, to make a mess of → 1904 school sl.
vb. 11. to be foggy; to rain slightly → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 12. to fight; to beat up → 1910 sl.
vb. 13. to menstruate → 1960 sl.
vb. 14. to gossip → 1970 US sl.
vb. 15. to complain → 1970 sl.
vb. 16. to dress (fashionably) → 1990 African-American sl.
vb. 17. to question closely, to interrogate → 2000 sl.
► THE RAG n. the regimental brothel → 1880 Indian Army (non-officers’) usage
► RAGA n. 1. a hooligan, a lout → 1990 Black British sl.
n. 2. a lover of modern dance hall reggae → 1990 W. Indies & Black British sl.
n. 3. an unaffected, down-to-earth person → 1990 African-American sl.
► RAGABANES n. the skeleton of a fish or animal → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► RAGABASH adj. 1. contemptible, mean, paltry → 19C Eng. dial.
adj. 2. beggarly, untidy; rough, uncouth; good-for-nothing → 1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 1. an idle, worthless, or disreputable fellow; a low rascal; an idle vagabond; a scoundrel; a ragamuffin → 1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. nonsense → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 3. a ragged crew of unmannerly people; the lowest of the low; the rabble, riff-raff → 1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► RAG-A-BONES n. a thin or bony cow or horse → 1965 Amer. dial.
► RAGABOSH n. the rabble, the riff-raff → 1824 Sc.
► RAG ABOUT vb. to fool about → 20C sl., orig. & chiefly university usage
► RAGABRAG n. a beggarly, untidy state → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAGABRASH n. 1. a low rascal; an idle vagabond; a good-for-nothing; a ragamuffin → 1718 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a ragged, motley crew; riff-raff, rabble → 1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a beggarly, untidy state → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. 4. nonsense → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAGABUS ► RAGABUSH n. a good-for-nothing; a ragamuffin → 1718 Sc.
► RAG ALLEY n. 1. the garment industry → M19 sl.
n. 2. a nickname for a settlement composed of ‘rag houses’ (tents), or a poor or run-down part of town → 1859 Amer. dial.
► RAGAMOFI ► RAGAMORFI
n. ragged clothes → 1950 W. Indies sl.
► RAGAMUFF adj. rough, beggarly, good-for-nothing, disorderly → 1591 obs.
n. a ragged, dirty, disreputable man or boy → 1591 obs.
► RAGAMUFFIN n. 1. the name of a demon → 1393 obs.
n. 2. a ragged or disorderly person → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
n. 3. a lover of modern dance hall reggae → 1990 W. Indies & Black British sl.
n. 4. an unaffected, down-to-earth person → 1990 African-American sl.
n. 5. a hooligan, a lout; a ruffian → 1996 Black British sl.
n. 6. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle → 2001 Aust. sl.
► RAGAMUFFINERY n. the disreputable classes of society; depraved actions or conduct → 1831
► RAGAMUFFINESS n. a female ragamuffin → 1868
► RAGAMUFFINIZE vb. to render disreputable → 1832
► RAGAMUFFINLY adj. beggarly → 1890
► RAGAMUFFINRY n. the disreputable classes of society; depraved actions or conduct → 1831
► RAGAMUFFIN TIP n. a down-to-earth situation → 1990 African-American sl.
► RAG AND BONE n. 1. the lavatory → 1920 rhyming sl. for ‘throne’
n. 2. a telephone → 1984 UK rhyming sl.
► RAG AND BONER n. a telephone → 1984 UK sl.
► RAG-AND-BONE SHOP n. 1. a very dirty, filthy, untidy room → 1880 colloq.
n. 2. a decrepit old woman; a woman in rags  → 1910 sl.
► RAG-AND-SNATCHER MAN n. a rag-and-bone man → 19C chimney sweeps’ sl.
► RAG-AND-STICK n. a contemptuous epithet applied to an actor → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAGAPELT n. a ragged person; an idle, good-for-nothing person → 1866 Sc.
► RAGA-RAGA adj. ragged, worn-out; usually said of clothes → 1943 W. Indies sl.
► RAG-ASS n. an impoverished person → 1990 African-American sl.
► RAG BABY n. 1. a dollar bill; a silver dollar → M19 sl.
n. 2. a poor, ill-clothed woman, who is nonetheless attractive → 20C African-American sl.
► RAG-BACCY n. finely-cut tobacco → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAG BAG n. 1. an odd assortment; a miscellaneous collection of anything → 1864
n. 2. a sloppily dressed woman; a slattern; an untidy or shabbily dressed person  → 1888 UK sl.
n. 3. a general term, the implication is of unkempt slovenliness → 1920 sl., derogatory
n. 4. a messy, unkempt person → 1920 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 5. the lowest category of touring carnival; a show that has fallen on hard times or is fundamentally dishonest  → 1940 circus and carnival usage
n. 6. a person who can be easily persuaded to give up sex or money → 1990 sl.
► RAGBELT n. a ragged person; an idle, good-for-nothing person → 1866 Sc.
► RAGBILD n. 1. a ragged person; an idle, good-for-nothing person → 1866 Sc.
n. 2. a lad in his early teens; a hobbledehoy; hence, a year-old pig → 1908 Sc.
► RAG-BOX n. 1. the mouth → 1890 sl.
n. 2. the vagina → 1970 African-American sl.
► RAG BRAMAH n. a rag-and-bone merchant → 1925 police sl.
► RAG BUILDING n. a tent, or tent-like shelter → 1968 Amer. dial.
► RAG BUNGALOW n. a tent, or tent-like shelter → 1919 Amer. dial.
► RAG-CARRIER n. 1. a term of contempt for a valet → 1754
n. 2. an ensign, charged with carrying the flag → 1785 sl.
► RAG-CASTLE n. a haunt of beggars → 1828
► RAG-CHEW n. a conversation; discussion → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
vb. to converse → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► RAG CHEWER n. a story → 1900 sl.
► RAG CHEWING n. talking, esp. chatting or arguing; a conversation, discussion → 1885 US sl.
► RAG CHEWING CONTEST n. a meeting where there is a great deal of talking → 1950 Amer. dial.
► RAG CHEWING MATCH n. a meeting where there is a great deal of talking → 1950 Amer. dial.
► RAG CITY n. a nickname for a settlement composed of ‘rag houses’ (tents), or a poor or run-down part of town → 1917 Amer. dial.
► RAG DOLL n. 1. a sloppily dressed woman; a slattern → 1862 sl.
n. 2. a messy, unkempt person → 1920 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 3. a person who can be easily persuaded to give up sex or money → 1990 sl.
► RAG-DRAGGER n. the captain of a sailing ship → 20C nautical sl.
► RAGE adj. mad, raging; wanton → 1300 obs.
n. 1. madness, folly, rashness; an instance of this; a foolish act → 1300 obs.
n. 2. extravagant, riotous, or wanton behaviour; sport, game; jest, jesting talk → 1320 obs.
n. 3. madness; insanity; a fit of mania → 1325 obs. exc. poetic usage
n. 4. an act of violence; a fight → 1330 obs.
n. 5. a fierce blast of wind → 1386 obs.
n. 6. violent sorrow; a fit of this → 1386 obs.
n. 7. an alleged name for a ‘company’ of maidens → 1486 obs.
n. 8. violent pain; hence, humorously suggested as a name for a set of teeth → 1486 obs.
n. 9. extreme hunger → 1533 obs.
n. 10. rabies → 1558 obs.
n. 11. the current fad or fashion; an irresistible fad → 1785 sl.
n. 12. a noisy, exciting party; a good time → 1970 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 13. a person, or animal, known for wild behaviour → 1970 Aust., NZ., & US students’ sl.
n. 14. a large wave → 1991 US sl.
vb. 1. to behave wantonly or riotously; to take one’s pleasure; to play → 1300 obs.
vb. 2. to go mad; to be mad; to act madly or foolishly → 1300 obs.
vb. 3. to speak or act furiously → 1400 
vb. 4. of a tooth or sore: to ache violently → 1567
vb. 5. to scold, to berate → 1828 Sc.
vb. 6. to party, to celebrate; to have a great time; to enjoy a party with great enthusiasm → 1970 Aust., NZ., & US sl.
vb. 7. to look fashionable → 1970 Aust., NZ., & US students’ sl.
vb. 8. to have sexual intercourse → 1970 Aust., NZ., & US students’ sl.
vb. 9. to dominate over something or someone → 1984 US sl.
► RAGEFUL adj. 1. mad, frantic, frenzied → 1580 obs.
adj. 2. full of rage or furious anger; furious, violent → 1580
adj. 3. of things: full of furious activity, as a storm → 1597
► RAGELESS adj. devoid of rage → 1578 obs.
► RAGEOUS adj. 1. of things, as fire, the sea, the wind, etc.: violent, severe, full of furious activity → 1450 arch.
adj. 2. of persons, their actions, etc.: in a rage, furious, mad, angry, vexed; violent with pain or anger; full of passion → 1486 arch.
adv. furiously, extremely → 1969 Amer. dial.
► RAGEOUSLY adv. furiously, passionately → 1509 obs.
► RAGEOUSNESS n. anger, fury → 1540 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► RAGER n. 1. an old, fierce bullock or cow that always begins to rage in the stock-yard → 1884 Aust. colloq.
n. 2. a particularly good or large party → 1970 Aust., NZ., & US students’ sl.
n. 3. a person, or animal, known for wild behaviour; someone on a spree → 1972 Aust., NZ., & US students’ sl.
n. 4. a skilled, aggressive surfer or skateboarder → 1997 US sl.
► RAGERY n. raging; wantonness; a frolic → 1386 obs.
► RAG FAIR n. 1. an inspection of soldiers’ kit-bags, etc. → 1785 military sl.
n. 2. 19 – the garment industry → .sl.
► RAG-FOOTED adj. ? badly shod → 1606 obs.
► RAGGA n. 1. a lover of modern dance hall reggae → 1990 W. Indies & Black British sl.
n. 2. an unaffected, down-to-earth person → 1990 African-American sl.
n. 3. a hooligan, a lout; a ruffian → 1996 Black British sl.
► RAGGABASH n. 1. an idle, worthless fellow; a ragamuffin → 1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the rabble, the riff-raff → 1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 3. nonsense → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAGGABRASH n. 1. an idle, worthless fellow; a low rascal; an idle vagabond; a ragamuffin → 1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the rabble, the riff-raff → 1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► RAGGAGANGSTA ► RAGGAGANSTA n. a West Indian/UK Black gangster → 1997 UK sl.
► RAGGALDY adj. villainous → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAGGAMUFFIN n. 1. a lover of modern dance hall reggae → 1990 W. Indies & Black British sl.
n. 2. an unaffected, down-to-earth person → 1990 African-American sl.
n. 3. a hooligan, a lout; a ruffian → 1996 Black British sl.
► RAGGA-RAGGA adj. ragged, worn-out; usually said of clothes → 1940 W. Indies sl.
► RAGGARD n. 1. a wicked and abandoned wretch; a rough and ragged vagabond → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. 2. a tease; an impatient person → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. to ramble about; to live in a disorderly way → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAGG-ARSE n. a disreputable, seedy, run-down person → 1930 sl.
► RAGG-ARSED adj. 1. of clothes: tattered → L19 sl.
adj. 2. of people: disreputable, seedy, run-down → L19 sl.
adj. 3. of things: worthless → 1940 sl.
► RAGG-ASSED adj. 1. of clothes: tattered → L19 sl.
adj. 2. of people: disreputable, seedy, run-down → L19 sl.
adj. 3. of things: worthless → 1940 sl.
► RAGGASTANI n. a member of a British Indian (Hindi) urban youth gang or subculture → 2006 UK sl.
► RAGGED adj. 1. of birds: having the feathers broken or irregularly disposed → 1508
adj. 2. of fruit trees, etc.: covered with fruit; thickly laden → 1661 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. drunk → M18 sl.
adj. 4. of a person or object: second-rate, inferior → L18 sl.
adj. 5. of places: dilapidated, broken-down → 1805
adj. 6. of an era: unfortunate, ill-fated → 1887 colloq.
adj. 7. nervy, out of sorts, under the weather, unwell, tired → L19 sl., orig. Aust.
adj. 8. collapsed → 1902 rowing sl.
adj. 9. without money → 1990 US sl.
► RAGGED-ARSE adj. 1. unpleasant, disreputable, ruined → 1880
adj. 2. tattered → 1880 sl
n. a disreputable, seedy, run-down person → 1930 sl.
► RAGGED-ARSED  adj. 1. tattered → 1880 sl.
adj. 2. disreputable, ruined → 1880 sl.
adj. 3. of clothes: tattered → L19 sl.
adj. 4. of people: disreputable, seedy, run-down → L19 sl.
adj. 5. of things: worthless → 1940 sl.
► RAGGED AS A BUZZARD’S ASS adj. very ragged → 1952 Amer. sl.
► RAGGED AS A MILE-IRON adj. very rough and ragged → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAGGED-ASS adj. raw, inexperienced; unkempt, ragged → 1954 Amer. dial.
► RAGGED-ASSED adj. raw, inexperienced; unkempt, ragged → 1984 Amer. dial.
► RAGGED DOWN (HEAVY) adj. exceptionally well-dressed → 1950 African-American sl.
► RAGGED EDGE n. in hot rodding, drag racing, and motor racing: the absolute limit of the car’s ability → 1965 US sl.
► RAGGED-HIPPED adj. of a horse: having hair on the hips → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAGGEDISH adj. somewhat ragged → 1837
► RAGGED-JACKET n. the young of the harp seal during the first molt → 1884
► RAGGEDNESS n. 1. want of coherence, connection, etc. → 1590
n. 2. irregularity, lack of uniformity → 1885
► RAGGED OUT adj. 1. exceptionally well-dressed → 1893 US sl.
adj. 2. tired out → 1970 US students’ sl.
adj. 3. appalling; unattractive → 2000 US teen sl.
► RAGGED ROBIN n. 1. a ragged person → 1826
n. 2. a keeper’s follower → 1860 New Forest sl. or dial.
n. 3. a beggarly, discreditable person → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAGGED SCHOOL n. a free school for children of the poorest class → 1843
► RAGGEDY adj. 1. ragged, rough, dishevelled → 1890 US sl.
adj. 2. run-down, second-rate, dilapidated → 1930 African-American sl.
adj. 3. unprepared; embarrassed → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► RAGGEDY ANDROID n. an unsuccessful and thus impoverished male prostitute → 1950 homosexual usage
► RAGGEDY ANN n. an untidy, unkempt woman → 1980 African-American sl.
► RAGGEDY-ARSE adj. 1. disreputable, ruined → 1880 sl.
adj. 2. tattered → 1880 sl.
n. a disreputable, seedy, run-down person → 1930 sl.
► RAGGEDY-ARSED adj. 1. disreputable, ruined → 1880 sl.
adj. 2. tattered → 1880 sl.
adj. 3. of clothes: tattered → L19 sl.
adj. 4. of people: disreputable, seedy, run-down → L19 sl.
adj. 5. of things: worthless → 1940 sl.
► RAGGEDY-ASS adj. 1. of clothes: tattered; unkempt; ragged → L19 sl.
adj. 2. of people: disreputable, seedy, run-down → L19 sl.
adj. 3. of things: worthless → 1940 sl.
adj. 4. raw, inexperienced → 1956 Amer. dial.
n. a disreputable or impoverished person or place → 2009 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► RAGGEDY-ASS RIDE n. an old car; any form of motor vehicle that has become run-down and dilapidated → 1950 African-American sl.
► RAGGEDY-ASSED adj. 1. of clothes: tattered → L19 sl.
adj. 2. of people: disreputable, seedy, run-down → L19 sl.
adj. 3. raw, inexperienced → 1929 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. of things: worthless → 1940 sl.
► RAGGEDY JACK n. a homemade pile rug → 1979 Newfoundland usage
► RAGGEDY JACKET n. a harp seal moulting from the white coat to the bedlamer stage → 1975 Can. usage
► RAGGEDY-PANTS adj. inferior; sloppy → 1915 World War I US armed forces usage
n. a disreputable, seedy, run-down person → 1930 sl.
► RAGGELT adj. ragged, uneven, jagged → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. a person of low character; a wicked and abandoned wretch → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAGGELTLY adj. ragged → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAGGER n. 1. a sea-taboo word for a knife → 1890 Sc. obs.
n. 2. a light drifting mist; a drizzle → 1908 Sc.
n. 3. one who collects rags; a ragman → 1925 Sc.
n. 4. a car with a ‘convertible’ soft op → 1950 US sl.
n. 5. a truck that has an open back, which, when loaded, is covered with a tarpaulin → 1970 sl.
n. 6. the car or truck’s soft top → 1970 sl.
► RAGGERY n. 1. ragged people → 1843
n. 2. rags, collectively → 1854
n. 3. clothes, esp. women’s → 1855 sl.
► RAGGET vb. to tear into rags; to beat about → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAGGETY adj. 1. ragged, untidy → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
adj. 2. run-down, second-rate, dilapidated → 1930 African-American sl.
► RAGGIE adj. ragged → 1815 Sc.
n. 1. a close friend or colleague on board ship; a young sailor; an old tar’s protege; hence, a particular friend → L19 Royal Navy usage
n. 2. a member of a culturally distinct group of people living in the vicinity of Mt. Riga, Connecticut; broadly, a longtime resident of this area → 1938 Amer. dial.
► RAGGIE-FOLK n. rag-gatherers → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► RAGGIFY vb. to reduce to rags → 1930 Amer. dial.
► RAGGIL n. a rascal, a scoundrel; a worthless vagabond; a careless or mischievous person → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAGGILY adj. 1. beggarly, untidy → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
adj. 2. rascally, unprincipled → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAGGIN adj. dressed in fashionable and expensive clothing → 1987 US sl.
n. the act of reproaching; a scolding; a debate, contention → 1825 Sc.
► RAGGING adj. having the menstrual period → M20 US sl.
n. 1. ragged edges or projections → 1683
n. 2. the act of scolding, annoying, etc.; abuse; an instance of this → 1796
n. 3. teasing, an act of teasing → 20C sl.
► RAGGINS n. a severe scolding; abuse → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAGGING TIME n. menstruation → 1965 Amer. sl.
► RAGGLE n. 1. straggling order → 1594 Sc. obs.
n. 2. a wrangle, a dispute, an argument → 1866 Sc.
n. 3. a rag; a strip of fur, etc. → 1888 US
n. 4. a light drifting mist; a drizzle → 1908 Sc.
vb. 1. to make an uneven or ragged cut; to cut jaggedly → 1795 Sc.
vb. 2. to scrape or tear the skin → 1808 Sc.
vb. 3. to haggle in bargaining → 1838 Sc.
vb. 4. to argue, to wrangle, to dispute, to bicker, to banter → 1866 Sc.
vb. 5. to manage, to contrive to get on → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAGGLED adj. straggling, irregular, ragged → 1795 Sc.
► RAGGLETIE adj. coarse in appearance, haggard and tawdry → 1838 Sc.
► RAGGLIE adj. wet and misty → 1955 Sc.
► RAGGLISH adj. 1. erratic, subject to sudden unpredictable change; of weather: boisterous, uncertain, gusty with rain → 1804 Sc.
adj. 2. of persons: wild, unreliable, undisciplined, rough, boisterous → 1866 Sc.
adj. 3. coarse, worthless; of a worthless character → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
adj. 4. severe, harsh → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
adj. 5. uneven, straggling, higgledy-piggledy → 1921 Sc.
► RAGGLY  adj. 1. foggy → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
adj. 2. run-down, dilapidated → 1966 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. ragged, with an uneven edge → 1967 Sc.
► RAGGLY-ASS adj. run-down, dilapidated → 1968 Amer. dial.
► RAGGMALL n. ? a ragamuffin → 1581 obs.
► RAG-GORGER n. a wealthy or rich man → 1820 sl.
► RAG-GORGY n. a wealthy or rich man → 1820 sl.
► RAGGY adj. 1. cross, ill-tempered; annoyed, irritated → L19 sl. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. misty, stormy and cold, with drizzling rain → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
adj. 3. frosty, rimy → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
adj. 4. ragged → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
n. 1. a young sailor; an old tar’s protege; hence, a particular friend → L19 Royal Navy usage
n. 2. a member of a culturally distinct group of people living in the vicinity of Mt. Riga, Connecticut; broadly, a longtime resident of this area → 1938 Amer. dial.
► RAGGY-ARSE adj. 1. disreputable, ruined → 1880 sl.
adj. 2. tattered → 1880 sl.
adj. 3. of poor quality → 2002 UK sl.
► RAGGY-ARSED adj. 1. disreputable, ruined → 1880 sl.
adj. 2. tattered → 1880 sl.
adj. 3. very poor → 1990 Aust. sl.
► RAGGY-BACKS n. 1. long-horned Lancashire and Irish cattle → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. 2. people who are not well off → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAGGYDADS n. a ragamuffin → 1942 Sc.
► RAGGY-WILLIE n. a ragman → 1866 Sc.
► RAG-HAPPER n. an overcoat → 1910 Sc. jocular usage
► RAG-HEAD  n. 1. a gypsy → 20C US sl.
n. 2. a Hindu; a Sikh; anyone who wears a turban → 1920 US sl., derogatory
n. 3. an Arab native of the Middle East → 1921 Aust. & US sl., derogatory
n. 4. one who wears a scarf or bandanna tied around their head → 1960 African-American sl.
n. 5. anyone who is not absolutely up to date with current information, gossip, style, etc. → 1980 African-American sl.
► RAG HEAVY vb. to dress well → 1970 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► RAG HOUSE n. 1. a cheap rooming house or ‘hotel’, esp. in a town based on an oil-drilling camp → M19 sl.
n. 2. a tent, or tent-like shelter → 1890 Amer. sl.
► RAG HUT n. a tent, or tent-like shelter → 1851 Amer. dial.
► RAGIDY adj. run-down, second-rate, dilapidated → 1930 African-American sl.
► RAGING adj. 1. a general intensifier → L19 sl.
adj. 2. of a party, a drug: wild, fantastic, very enjoyable → 1980 US students’ & Teen sl.
adj. 3. very good, very exciting → 1995 US sl.
n. a scolding → 1828 Sc.
► RAGING FAVOURITE n. a hot favourite in racing → L19 sl.
► RAGINGNESS n. fury → 1621 obs.
► RAGING QUEER n. a particularly ostentatious or importunate male homosexual → 1984 UK sl.
► RAG IT vb. to menstruate → 1948 Amer. dial.
► RAG JOINT n. a carnival concession in a canvas booth → 1985 US sl.
► RAGLER n. the chief officer in a Welsh commot; a sheriff or constable → 1408 obs.
► RAGLET n. a small rag; a scrap → 1836
► RAGLISH adj. 1. coarse, worthless; of a worthless character → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
adj. 2. rough, boisterous → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
adj. 3. severe, harsh → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► RAGMAG n. a ragged beggar; a woman all in tatters → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAGMAN n. 1. a document (contract, agreement, indenture, etc.) with seals attached → 1362 obs.
n. 2. the devil → 1377 obs.
n. 3. a roll, a list, a catalogue → 1394 obs.
n. 4. a ragged person → 1440 obs.
n. 5. a long discourse, rhapsody, rigmarole → 1506 Sc.
n. 6. a rag-gatherer, a rag-dealer → 1586
n. 7. a term of contempt for a banker → 1821
► RAG-MANNERED adj. rude, vulgar, coarse; of low, ill-bred behaviour; aggressively uncouth; very badly mannered → 1698 obs. exc. Eng. dial. 
► RAG-MANNERS n. low, ill-bred behaviour → 1731 obs. 
► RAGMAN ROLL n. 1. a list, catalogue, etc. → 1523 obs. 
n. 2. a tedious story; twaddle; a rambling statement; rigmarole → 1529 colloq. 
► RAGMAN’S COAT n. the vagina, esp. with pronounced labia and substantial pubic hair → 1990 sl. 
► RAGMAN’S ROLL n. a list, catalogue, etc. → 1532 obs. 
► RAGMAREEL n. a rigmarole → 1807 Sc. 
► RAGMATICAL adj. wild, rowdy, ill-behaved, riotous → 1742 obs.
► RAG-MERCHANT n. a dealer in rags; also, in contempt, a banker of draper → 1690
► RAG MOB n. a team of confidence man working ‘the rag’, a trick based on persuading the victim that they can profit form a fixed stock swindle → 1960 US criminals’ sl.
► RAG MONEY n. banknotes, bills of exchange, etc. → 1860 colloq.
► RAG MOUTH n. a muzzle-loading rifle → 1969 Amer. dial.
► RAG-NAIL n. a loose piece of skin at the side of the fingernail; a hangnail → 1866 Sc.
► RAG ON vb. 1. to tease, to banter, to harass, to annoy; to engage in teasing → 1900 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to nag, to criticize → 1980 US sl.
► RAG ON SOMEONE vb. to disparage; to strongly deprecate → 1980 Amer. students’ sl.
► RAGOO n. a sauce or relish → 1741 obs.
vb. to give piquancy or variety to; to enrich or improve → 1749 obs.
► RAG ORDER n. chaotic disorder; a mess → 1983 UK military sl.
► RAG OUT n. a person who plays tricks; something unpleasant → 1970 US students’ sl.
vb. 1. to dress up; to wear one’s best clothes → 1865 US sl.
vb. 2. to show the white flag or feather → 1880 sl.
vb. 3. to become tired → 1970 US students’ sl.
vb. 4. to abuse verbally → 1980 US & Can. sl.
vb. 5. to be in a bad mood → 1980 US & Can sl.
► RAGOUT n. a sauce or relish → 1741 obs.
vb. to give piquancy or variety to; to enrich or improve → 1749 obs.
► RAG-RIME n. a white frost → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAG-RIVER n. 1. one addicted to romping; a tomboy, a roisterer → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 2. a slang word for a draper → 19C Eng. dial.
► RAG-ROOF n. a convertible car → 1955 Amer. sl.
► RAG-ROWSTERING n. rough games, romps, rustic play → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAG-ROWTER n. one who plays roughly, a romper → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. to romp, to indulge in rough play → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAG-ROWTERING n. rough games, romps, rustic play → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAGS n. 1. counterfeit notes → M19 US criminals’ sl.
n. 2. a steward in charge of the linen → L19 nautical sl.
n. 3. money →  1903 sl. (Bk.)
n. 4. a cheap prostitute; a low-class harlot; any low and disreputable person → 1935 US sl.
n. 5. paper money → 1935 Amer. sl. obs.
n. 6. any clothing, even the best; stylish, fashionable clothes → 1960 Amer. sl.
n. 7. clothing and insignia that indicate one’s membership of a prison gang → 1990 US criminals’ sl.
vb. to eat in a slovenly fashion → 1929 Sc.
► THE RAGS n. a bookmaker’s term for horses that ran, esp. those which ‘also ran’ → 1920 sl.
► RAGS AND BONES n. the corpse of a poor person → 1970 African-American sl.
► RAGS AND JAGS n. tattered clothing → 1860 sl.
► RAGS AND STICKS n. a travelling outfit; a theatrical booth → 1870 showmen’s and theatrical usage
► RAG-SAUCE n. chatter; impudence → 1840 sl.
► RAGSHAG n. a ragged person, esp. one who purposely dresses in grotesque rags for exhibition → 20C Amer. colloq.
► RAG SHAG AND BOBTAIL(S) n. a motley group → 1887 Amer. dial.
► RAG SHANTY n. 1. a cheap rooming house or ‘hotel’, esp. in a town based on an oil-drilling camp → M19 sl.
n. 2. a tent → 1851 sl.
► RAG SHOP n. 1. a bank → 1860 sl.
n. 2. the mouth → 1890 sl.
n. 3. the vagina → 1970 African-American sl.
► RAG-SHOP BOSS n. a banker → 1865 sl.
► RAG-SHOP COVE n. a banker, a cashier → 1865 sl.
► RAG SPLAWDGER n. a wealthy or rich man → 1858 sl.
► RAG SPLAWGER n. a wealthy or rich man → 1858 sl.
► RAG-STABBER n. a tailor → 1870 sl. 
► RAG STICK n. an umbrella, esp. one that is not rolled up → L19 sl. 
► RAG STORE n. a big con swindle in which the lure is the promise of wealth from stocks traded based on allegedly inside information → 1969 US sl. 
► RAG STUFFER n. a parachute rigger → 1991 US sl. 
► RAG-TACKER n. a coach-trimmer → 1820 sl. 
► RAG-TAG adj. reduced to rags by drink → 1905 Eng. dial.  (Bk.)
n. the ragged disreputable portion of the community; the rabble; a member of the rabble → 1879 
► RAG-TAG AND BOBTAIL n. the rabble; the hoi polloi → 1820 
► RAGTAG WITH vb. ? to become involved with, to get mixed up with → 1940 Amer. dial. 
► RAG-TAILED adj. ragged, tattered; like a ragamuffin → 1887 colloq. 
► RAG-TEARER n. a signalman → 20C Royal Navy usage 
► RAG-TIME adj. 1. merry → 1901 colloq. 
adj. 2. haphazard; carelessly happy-go-lucky → 1910 colloq. 
adj. 3. free-and-easy → 1920 Services’ usage 
n. (usually as ‘ragtime’) the bleed period of a woman’s menstrual cycle → 1965 US sl. 
► RAG-TIME GIRL n. a sweetheart; a girl with whom one has a joyous time; a harlot → 1908 sl. 
► RAG TOP n. 1. a car with a ‘convertible’ soft top → 1955 US sl. 
n. 2. a truck that has an open back, which, when loaded, is covered with a tarpaulin → 1970 sl. 
n. 3. the car or truck’s soft top → 1970 sl. 
► RAG TOUSILY adj. rough, dishevelled → 1950 Sc. 
► RAG TOWN n. 1. a nickname for a settlement composed of ‘rag houses’ (tents), or a poor or run-down part of town → 1859 Amer. dial. 
n. 2. a town built in prosperous times, bound to fall into poverty with the end of prosperous times → 1954 US sl. 
► RAG TRADE n. 1. the purchasing of counterfeit banknotes and the subsequent passing them off to innocent victims → 1843 sl. 
n. 2. the garment industry; tailoring; dressmaking; the dry goods trade in general → 1880 sl. 
► RAG UP vb. to dress oneself up → 1934 US criminals’ sl. 
► RAG-WAGON n. a sailing ship, steam or turbine → 1910 sl. 
► RAG-WATER n. 1. any inferior spirits → 1700 cant obs. 
n. 2. gin → 1780 sl. 
► RAGWEED n. 1. inferior quality marijuana → 1969 drug culture sl. 
n. 2. poor quality heroin → 1980 drug culture sl. 
► RAG WEEK n. the week of the month when a woman has a menstrual bleed → 1980 UK sl.