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ragabash - Word of the Day - Thu Jun 13, 2024


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ragabash - (noun) - a disreputable or worthless person; a rascal or ne’er-do-well

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The old sailor was dismissed as a ragabash, but his knowledge of the sea was unparalleled.

 

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I believe Myr has been using a 19th dictionary lately, because I hadn't heard many of the words he's been using over the past couple of weeks before.  

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1 hour ago, Bill W said:

I believe Myr has been using a 19th dictionary lately, because I hadn't heard many of the words he's been using over the past couple of weeks before.  

It's comforting to know I am not alone. My first thought was of a ragamuffin.

5 minutes ago, drpaladin said:

Ragabash is a Briticism.

 

Which lead me to a rather surprising reference,

Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: ragabash

Go figure?

 

This sure beats dumpster diving, cleaner and less smelly too:puke:,

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1 hour ago, sandrewn said:

 

It's comforting to know I am not alone. My first thought was of a ragamuffin.

 

Which lead me to a rather surprising reference,

Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: ragabash

Go figure?

 

This sure beats dumpster diving, cleaner and less smelly too:puke:,

:cowboy:

This isn't the only Word of the Day that we've discovered was mostly used in Scotland.  

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Saruman considered Radagast the Brown a ragabash, but at least he wasn't under Sauron's power.

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