Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
Alternative form of toerag (“tramp”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, alt-of, alternative, derogatory, slang
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noun
An obnoxious or insignificant person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, derogatory, slang
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noun
Dried salt codfish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Qualifier: Somerset
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History
From toe + rag.
Said to be from Tuareg, a nomadic North African tribesman, but may share same etymology as the UK definition: from the cloths worn around the foot.
Unknown.
