ralphie
See also: Ralphie
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ralph Gardeners High School in North Shields, which had a past reputation as a bad school, + -ie.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ralphie (plural ralphies)
- (Geordie, derogatory) A scruffy school child.
Derived terms edit
- rarf (Hartlepool)
References edit
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN