Definition of RAGAMUFFIN

ragamuffin

Meanings

Plural: ragamuffins

Noun

  • a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
  • A dirty, shabbily-clothed child; an urchin.
  • A hooligan or troublemaker.
  • Alternative letter-case form of Ragamuffin (“breed of domestic cat”).

Origin / Etymology

From the Middle English Ragamuffyn. Of uncertain origin, according to Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: A muffin is a poor thing of a creature, a ‘regular muff’; so that a ragamuffin is a sorry creature in rags.

Synonyms

tatterdemalion

Scrabble Score: 19

ragamuffin is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ragamuffin is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ragamuffin is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

ragamuffin is a valid Words With Friends word