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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Ragging etymology #144631 07/05/2005 3:16 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Huh. This is one of those words as to which I'd always subconsciously ascribed an etymology related to the phrase "on the rag". It is edifying to learn that the origin of the term is not known. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Ragging Father Steve 06/29/2005 8:48 PM Re: Ragging Buffalo Shrdlu 06/29/2005 8:51 PM Re: Ragging maverick 06/29/2005 10:22 PM Re: Ragging Father Steve 06/29/2005 11:55 PM Re: Ragging dxb 07/05/2005 2:31 PM Ragging etymology Sparteye 07/05/2005 3:16 PM Re: Ragging etymology Capfka 07/05/2005 7:05 PM Re: Ragging etymology maverick 07/05/2005 8:44 PM Re: Ragging etymology Zed 07/06/2005 11:16 PM Re: Ragging etymology tsuwm 07/07/2005 1:45 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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