rag

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɹeɪ̯ɡ/ UK /ˈɹæɡ/ See IPA manual

Freq #8177

Meanings

1

noun
A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning.

He wiped his oily hands on an old rag.
2

noun
Old, torn clothes.

The beggar was dressed in dirty rags.
3

noun
A newspaper, especially one of poor quality.

You shouldn't believe everything you read in that local rag.

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Forms raggedraggedlyraggingrags

Derived forms bulliragcumragcuntragdishragdo-ragdustragjizzragrag-boxrag-chewingrag-rollrag-rollingrag-shop

Etymology

From Middle English ragge, from Old English ragg (suggested by derivative raggiġ (“shaggy; bristly; ragged”)), from Old Norse rǫgg (“tuft; shagginess”), from Proto-Germanic *rawwa-, probably related to *rūhaz. Cognate with Swedish ragg. Related to rug.

ragge Middle English ragg Old English rǫgg Old Norse *rawwa- Proto-Germanic

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# rag

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹeɪ̯ɡ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɹæɡ/
**Frequency rank:** 8177

## Meanings
1. A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning.
2. Old, torn clothes.
3. A newspaper, especially one of poor quality.

## Examples
- He wiped his oily hands on an old rag.
- The beggar was dressed in dirty rags.
- You shouldn't believe everything you read in that local rag.

## Derived Forms
- bullirag
- cumrag
- cuntrag
- dishrag
- do-rag
- dustrag
- jizzrag
- rag-box
- rag-chewing
- rag-roll
- rag-rolling
- rag-shop

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ragge
- Root: ragg
- Root: rǫgg
- Root: *rawwa-

## Etymology
From Middle English ragge, from Old English ragg (suggested by derivative raggiġ (“shaggy; bristly; ragged”)), from Old Norse rǫgg (“tuft; shagginess”), from Proto-Germanic *rawwa-, probably related to *rūhaz. Cognate with Swedish ragg. Related to rug.

## AI Etymology
Rag comes from Middle English ragge, from Old English ragg (suggested by derivative raggiġ (“shaggy; bristly; ragged”)), from Old Norse rǫgg (“tuft; shagginess”), from Proto-Germanic *rawwa-, probably related to *rūhaz. Cognate with Swedish ragg. Related to rug. Modern senses include a piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning. and old, torn clothes.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as bullirag, cumrag, cuntrag, dishrag, do-rag, and dustrag.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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