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单词 ragamuffinry
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ragamuffinryn.

Brit. /ˈraɡəˌmʌfᵻnri/, U.S. /ˈræɡəˌməfənri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ragamuffin n., -ry suffix.
Etymology: < ragamuffin n. + -ry suffix. Compare ragamuffinery n.
Now rare.
1. The state or quality of being a ragamuffin; (also) disreputable behaviour.
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1831 Fraser's Mag. 3 745 Hunt..is jostled by every-day compeers in ragamuffinry.
1851 Life Bunyan in Scott's Pilgr. Progr. 6 He never committed theft or ragamuffinry as a boy.
1965 Post Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin) 3 Oct. b3 From ragamuffinry to affluence in five short years is the Twins' success saga.
2. Ragamuffins collectively.
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1831 Fraser's Mag. 4 131 The whole..of the ragamuffinry of the town proceed to the fight.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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