ratbag en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈɹæt.bæɡ/
Etymology
From rat + bag.
Meanings
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(slang) A despicable person.
Then he went and sneaked on me to my boss. What a ratbag!
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(Australia, New-Zealand, endearing, slang, sometimes) A mischievous person, especially a child.
He says he was a ratbag at school and the entire teaching staff hated him except the English and economics teachers.
1986, Ursula Woodhouse, A very rich ratbag:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ratbags | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ratbaggy · ratbags · ratbaggery · ratbaggish