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- [rag-uh-muhf-in]
- /ˈræg əˌmʌf ɪn/
- /ˈræɡ.əˌmʌf.ɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rag-uh-muhf-in]
- /ˈræg əˌmʌf ɪn/
Definitions of ragamuffin word
- noun ragamuffin a ragged, disreputable person; tatterdemalion. 1
- noun ragamuffin a child in ragged, ill-fitting, dirty clothes. 1
- noun ragamuffin scruffy child 1
- countable noun ragamuffin A ragamuffin is someone, especially a child, who is dirty and has torn clothes. 0
- noun ragamuffin a ragged unkempt person, esp a child 0
- noun ragamuffin a dirty, ragged person; esp., a poor, ragged child 0
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Origin of ragamuffin
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English Ragamoffyn, name of a demon in the poem Piers Plowman
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Parts of speech for Ragamuffin
noun
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preposition
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determiner
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ragamuffin popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
ragamuffin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ragamuffin
noun ragamuffin
- dickens — Charles (John Huffam), pen name Boz. 1812–70, English novelist, famous for the humour and sympathy of his characterization and his criticism of social injustice. His major works include The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist (1839), Nicholas Nickleby (1839), Old Curiosity Shop (1840–41), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Little Dorrit (1857), and Great Expectations (1861)
- dogie — a motherless calf in a cattle herd.
- gamin — a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- dogies — Plural form of dogie.
- foundling — an infant or small child found abandoned; a child without a known parent or guardian.
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