词组 | ragga; ragamuffin; raggamuffin |
释义 | ragga; ragamuffin; raggamuffin noun a ruffian, usually of West Indian racial origin UK Originally a West Indian and UK black term with an approving tone; probably derived from the conventional sense of a “raggedy” (a disreputable person); ultimately from Ragamoffyn, a demon in the Middle English poem “Piers Plowman” by William Langland (perhaps 1330–1386). The derivation is likely to be influenced by Jamaican “raga-raga” (ragged) and “ragamofi” (ragged clothes).
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