rag·a·muf·fin

rag·a·muf·fin
/ˈrægəˌmʌfən/ noun, pl -fins [count]
somewhat old-fashioned : a child who is dressed in rags and is usually dirty and poor

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  • rag|a|muf|fin|ly — «RAG uh MUHF uhn lee», adjective. like a ragamuffin; ragged; slovenly …   Useful english dictionary

  • rag|a|muf|fin — «RAG uh MUHF uhn», noun. 1. a ragged, disreputable fellow. 2. a ragged child. ╂[probably < rag1 + muffin, in an uncertain sense] …   Useful english dictionary

  • muf — muf·fe·tee; muf·fin; muf·fin·eer; muf·fled; muf·flin; muf·fu·let·ta; MUF; muf·fle; muf·fler; muf·ti; rag·a·muf·fin; muf·fa·let·ta; muf·fa·tee; muf·fled·ly; rag·ga·muf·fin; …   English syllables

  • fin — af·fin·i·tive; af·fin·i·ty; al·fin; an·thra·ru·fin; ar·ci·fin·i·ous; ar·gen·taf·fin; bif·fin; bof·fin; chro·maf·fin; cof·fin·less; con·fin·i·ty; cuf·fin; de·fin·abil·i·ty; de·fin·able; de·fin·er; de·fin·i·en·dum; de·fin·i·ens; de·fin·i·tive·ly;… …   English syllables

  • rag — as·pa·rag·i·nase; as·pa·rag·i·nyl; bo·rag·i·na·ce·ae; bo·rag·i·na·ceous; bul·ly·rag; chi·rag·ra; cho·rag·ic; far·rag·i·nous; hal·o·rag·i·da·ce·ae; mi·nas·rag·rite; out·rag·er; pa·rag·na·thism; pa·rag·na·thous; pa·rag·na·thus; pa·rag·o·nite;… …   English syllables

  • ragamuffin — rag·a·muf·fin …   English syllables

  • raggamuffin — rag·ga·muf·fin …   English syllables

  • raggamuffin — rag·ga·muf·fin (răgʹə mŭf ĭn) n. Variant of ragamuffin. * * * …   Universalium

  • ragga — rag|ga [ rægə ] or rag|ga|muf|fin [ rægə,mʌfın ] noun uncount a type of popular music that developed in the 1980s from REGGAE and uses a singing style similar to RAP …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ragamuffin — rag|a|muf|fin [ˈrægəˌmʌfın] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Ragamoffyn, evil spirit in the 14th century poem Piers Plowman by William Langland] literary a dirty young child wearing torn clothes …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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