ragamuffin Hear it!

ragamuffin definition

raga·muf·fin (rag′ə muf′in)

noun

a dirty, ragged person; esp., a poor, ragged child

Etymology: ME Ragamoffyn, name of a demon in Piers Plowman: sense prob. infl. by rag

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