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ragamuffin
What does ragamuffin mean?
ragamuffin (noun): a dirty, shabbily-clothed child; an urchin.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use ragamuffin in a sentence?
- You look like a ragamuffin. (Tatoeba sentence #5362553 by Hybrid, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce ragamuffin?
/ˈɹæɡəˌmʌfɪn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does ragamuffin come from?
From the Middle English Ragamuffyn.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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a dirty, shabbily-clothed child; an urchin
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