ragamuffin

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A dirty, shabbily-clothed child; an urchin.
2. (slang) A hooligan or troublemaker.
3. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Ragamuffin (“breed of domestic cat”).

Sinonieme

ragged fellow

tatterdemalion

vagabond

guttersnipe

hobo

naughty boy

nobody

sansculotte

scamp

scapegrace

scoundrel

street urchin

urchin

waif

wanderer

mudlark

shake-rag

beggar

s.o.b.

brat

gamin

Vertalings

straccione

pelagatos

polisson

granuja

Lump

Bettler

pezzente

Gassenjunge

Gassenkind

maltrapilho

galopín

mendiant

gueux

gredi

Bettlerin

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɹæɡəˌmʌfɪn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: Ragamuffyn

In summary

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.