raggamuffin

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English

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Noun

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raggamuffin (plural raggamuffins)

  1. (originally Jamaica) Alternative spelling of ragamuffin
  2. (music) Synonym of ragga
    • 2004, The Beat, volume 23, number 2, page 13:
      International reggae takes another spin with Kulcha Connection's Plus Haut (Subsonik, Canada), a rollicking raggamuffin release with clean, crisp backing tracks and alternating singer and dj segments delivered almost entirely in French.
    • 2005, Ndirangu Mwaura, Kenya Today: Breaking the Yoke of Colonialism in Africa, Algora Publishing, →ISBN, page 191:
      Reggae music is as old as the history of Africans suffering in the Carribean. But, as a result of the Americanization of this music to form raggamuffin, drugs are openly idolized. The singer called Bob Marley promoted the use of marijuana and among the African fans of raggamuffin, the use of marijuana is now standard.

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /raɡ.ɡaˈmaf.fin/
  • Rhymes: -affin
  • Hyphenation: rag‧ga‧mùf‧fin

Noun

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raggamuffin m (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of ragamuffin