Definition of Ragamuffin

1. Noun. A dirty shabbily clothed urchin.

Exact synonyms: Tatterdemalion
Generic synonyms: Urchin
Derivative terms: Tatterdemalion, Tatterdemalion

Definition of Ragamuffin

1. n. A paltry or disreputable fellow; a mean wretch.

Definition of Ragamuffin

1. Noun. A domestic cat breed. ¹

2. Noun. A cat of this breed. ¹

3. Noun. A dirty, shabbily-clothed child; an urchin. ¹

4. Noun. ''(According to Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable):'' A ''muffin'' is a poor thing of a creature, a 'regular muff'; so that a ''ragamuffin'' is a sorry creature in rags. ¹

5. Noun. A breed of domestic cat which is an off shoot from the Ragdoll. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ragamuffin

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ragamuffin

1. 1. A paltry or disreputable fellow; a mean which. 2. A person who wears ragged clothing. 3. The long-tailed titmouse. Origin: Cf. Ragamofin, the name of a demon in some of the old mysteries. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ragamuffin

rag and bone men
rag bagger
rag baggers
rag day
rag doll
rag dolls
rag gourd
rag paper
rag pudding
rag the puck
rag trade
raga
ragalike
ragamuffin (current term)
ragamuffins
ragas
ragazine
ragazines
ragbags
ragbolt
ragbolts
ragde
ragdolls
rage
rageaholic
rageaholics
raged

Literary usage of Ragamuffin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Works by Washington Irving (1897)
"... RAGGI, SURNAMED THE AGREEABLE ragamuffin, CHIEF MOUNTEBANK AND BUFFA-DANCER TO HIS HIGHNESS. The numerous letters which I have written to our friend the ..."

2. The Guilds of Florence by Edgcumbe Staley (1906)
"controllable ragamuffin boys, the air was rent with bewildering uproar, which no poorly fitting oiled-skin could possibly keep out. ..."

3. The Ancient Lowly: A History of the Ancient Working People from the Earliest by Cyrenus Osborne Ward (1888)
"... the Crispins—The Furriers' Union—Roman Ladies and Fineries of Fur—The great ragamuffin Trade —Their Innumerable Unions—Ragpickers of Antiquity— Origin ..."

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