ragamuffin[noun]Synonyms: urchin, guttersnipe
Contrasted words: buck, coxcomb, dandy, dude, fop
Related Words: hobo,
tramp,
vagabond,
vagrant,
bum,
loafer,
wastrel,
orphan,
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rag‧a‧muf‧fin /ˈræɡəˌmʌfən, ˈræɡəˌmʌfɪn/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Origin: Ragamoffyn, evil spirit in the 14th-century poem Piers Plowman by William Langland]
literary a dirty young child wearing torn clothes
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