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rag

1. n. a newspaper. What a rag! It’s only good for putting in the bottom of bird cages!

2. n. ugly or badly styled clothing; an ugly garment. I can’t wear that rag!

3. n. any clothing, even the best. (Always plural.) Man, I got some new rags that will knock your eyes out!

4. n. a sanitary napkin; a tampon. (For use in the menstrual cycle. Usually objectionable.) God, I’ve got to change this rag!

See:

• a red rag to a bull
• be like a red rag to a bull
• chew the fat
• chew the rag
• from rags to riches
• glad rags
• go from rags to riches
• in rags
• live off smell of an oily rag
• live on the smell of an oily rag
• lose rag
• on the rag
• rag
• rag doll
• rag on
• rag on someone
• rag Out
• rag the puck
• rag-chewing
• rags-to-riches
• run off smell of an oily rag
• run on the smell of an oily rag
• soldier rag
• tag and rag
• the smell of an oily rag
• wet rag
• wet sock