RAG

n. 1 tatter, piece, shred, scrap, fragment, bit, Dialect clout Take a clean rag and dust the bookshelves when you get the chance 2 newspaper, periodical, magazine, publication, journal You can't believe anything you read in that rag 3 rags. Facetious clothes, clothing, attire, dress, garments, Old-fashioned duds I bought some new rags at the post-Christmas sales 4 rag trade. garment-industry, clothing business, fashion industry Peggy has been a model in the rag trade for years 5 chew the rag. a converse, talk, gossip, chat We bought a bottle of wine and just sat about chewing the rag all evening b Brit argue, wrangle They are constantly chewing the rag over trivial nonsense