Library

ratbag

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang:

ratbag

Top
Home > Library > Literature & Language > Oxford Slang
noun
noun, orig Austral and NZ

Someone foolish, eccentric, or unpleasant; a trouble-maker or rogue. Also as adjective, stupid, uncouth. (1890 —) .
B. Crump This'd be the best scrapper among you bunch of ratbags, wouldn't it? (1961).



Previous:rat-arsed, rat pack, rat house
Next:ration, ratted, rattle

Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

Copyrights:

Cite
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang Oxford University Press. © 1997, 2008, 2010 All rights reserved. Read more
Rhymes Oxford University Press. © 2006, 2007 All rights reserved. Read more

Featured guides

» More

Mentioned in

Déjà vu: Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV Episode) (Comedy TV Episode)
Greg Siegele
Ratbag Games
Powerslide
Leadfoot (computer game)
» More