"rug rat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rug rats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rug rat (plural rug rats)
  1. Alternative form of rugrat Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: rugrat
    Sense id: en-rug_rat-en-noun-TLUwYGeh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2007, Kgcummings, Welcome... With Wrath., Authorhouse, page 54",
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          "ref": "2004, Jennifer Marshall, The Christie Legacy, Trafford Publishing, page 589",
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