RAGAMUFFIN


Meaning of RAGAMUFFIN in English

(also ragga·muf·fin ) / ˈrægəmʌfɪn; NAmE / noun

1.

[ C ] a person, usually a child, who is wearing old clothes that are torn and dirty

2.

[ C ] ( especially BrE ) a person who likes or performs ragga music

3.

[ U ] = ragga

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : probably based on rag old, torn cloth , with a fanciful suffix.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.