ratbag

English

Etymology

rat +‎ bag

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹæt.bæɡ/

• Audio (AU)

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• Hyphenation: rat‧bag

Noun

ratbag (plural ratbags)

1. (slang) A despicable person.

   Then he went and sneaked on me to my boss. What a ratbag!

2. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, sometimes endearing) A mischievous person, especially a child.
   • 1986, Ursula Woodhouse, A very rich ratbag‎^[1]:

     He says he was a ratbag at school and the entire teaching staff hated him except the English and economics teachers.

Derived terms

• ratbaggery
• ratbaggish
• ratbaggy

Anagrams

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