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оборва́нец — meaning in English

oborvanets

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English meaning

  • rag noun A worn or torn piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning.
  • ragamuffin noun A scruffy, dirty child in torn clothes.
  • toerag noun A tramp or vagrant.

Senses

оборва́нец is used for these senses in English:

  • rag (derogatory) A shabby, beggarly person; synonym of ragamuffin.
  • ragamuffin A dirty, shabbily-clothed child; an urchin.
  • street urchin (British, dated) A child who lives, or spends most of their time, in the streets; sometimes a petty thief or pickpocket.
  • toerag (derogatory, British, Ireland) A worthless or despicable person.

rag — full definition

  1. noun A worn or torn piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning.
  2. noun A newspaper, especially one seen as low quality or sensationalist (informal, disparaging).
  3. verb To tease or mock someone, often good-naturedly (informal).

ragamuffin — full definition

  1. noun A scruffy, dirty child in torn clothes.
  2. noun A breed of large, long-haired domestic cat with a docile temperament, closely related to the Ragdoll.
  3. noun A style of Jamaican dancehall music with rapped or chanted vocals over digital rhythms, and a performer of it.

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