ragamuffin
noun/ˈræɡəmʌfɪn/
/ˈræɡəmʌfɪn/
(also raggamuffin)
- [countable] a person, usually a child, who is wearing old clothes that are torn and dirty
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- [countable] (especially British English) a person who likes or performs ragga music
- (also ragga)[uncountable] a type of dance music from the West Indies that contains features of reggae and hip-hop
Word OriginMiddle English: probably based on rag ‘old, torn cloth’, with a fanciful suffix.
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