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ragamuffin Definition

raga·muf·fin (ragə 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

ragamuffin Synonyms

ragamuffin

n.

ragamuffin Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

little: One of my correspondents remembered two little ragamuffins in St Andrews Street yelling at the pitch of their voices to the same tune.

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