"ratbag" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹæt.bæɡ/ Audio: en-au-ratbag.ogg [Australia] Forms: ratbags [plural]
Etymology: rat + bag Etymology templates: {{com|en|rat|bag}} rat + bag Head templates: {{en-noun}} ratbag (plural ratbags)
  1. (slang) A despicable person. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-ratbag-en-noun-PQcwpCJW
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, sometimes endearing) A mischievous person, especially a child. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, endearing, slang, sometimes Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-ratbag-en-noun-p9DdlrXJ Disambiguation of People: 34 66 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ratbaggery, ratbaggish, ratbaggy

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ratbag meaning in English (2.2kB)

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