Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. slang A despicable person.
- n. Australia A stupid person, a meathead
- n. New Zealand A mischievous person, especially a child. May be used endearingly.
Etymologies
- rat + bag (Wiktionary)
Examples
“But the real Joffa is a far cry from that "ratbag" Collingwood supporter in the flashy gold jacket giving it to the umpires from behind the goals - the one with the gift of the gab who is starring in a self-titled movie and who has been immortalised in a bobblehead.”
“Greenpeace is now a ratbag rabble of intellectual cowards intent on peddling an agenda, whatever the scientific evidence.”
The Guardian: Greenpeace at 40: A global brand in good health or an out-of-touch bureaucracy?
“To paraphrase Oscar Wilde: I don't know if there is anything particularly stupifying in the air in this particular part of Samoa, but it seems to me that the number of raving ratbag idiots there considerably exceeds the usual number that statistics have laid down for our guidance.”
The Huffington Post: Tallulah Morehead: Survivor: Heroes vs Villains: Banana Wars.
“The ratbag made a last-ditch attempt to salvage the situation telling the Herald Sun: "I don't want to lose my livelihood over a stupid prank.”
The Guardian: Lechia Gdansk harness spirit of Solidarity to fuel Poland's boom
“By the way for Melbourne burgers there is some ratbag dude from Brisbane coming down to chat with author Lee Child at the Wheeler Centre in a couple of weeks - Is uppose we could try for some sort of get togetehr at the same time?”
Cheeseburger Gothic » Tuesday writing blog: show me the money.
“I suspect the little ratbag had been in trouble with the police before, probably for breach of the peace, as the two officers apparently repeated several times that the teenager had been quite clear about being “alarmed and disturbed” by the way the teacher behaved.”
Hello, is that the police? hello?…. hello?…… « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
“The only people who have legal trouble during their student years are ratbag demonstrators, apparently.”
“Mzzzzzzzzzzzz' says 'self-righteous, humourless, strident old ratbag with hairy armpits and crap shoes.”
“As I've said before, I'm so pleased that I'm not alone in hating that ghastly old holier-than-thou ratbag and her brain-dead opinions...”
“I was supposed to be getting college credits, but after a year of long unpaid hours and late nights Rob Kall casually informed me that I was "Shit outta luck son" so my confidences and allegiance to that ratbag are OVER!”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘ratbag’.
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Rats
rats, rat, tree-rat, pilori-rat, prorate, pro rata, Ratso Rizzo, ratfink, rat pack, Rat Pack, Rats!, rat race and 157 more...
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Gapeseeds and Muckworms - Compound De...
A list of compound derogatory names such as gapeseed, muckworm and lickspittle. Your one-word contributions to this list are welcome.
See sionnach's list derogatory terms I should use ...gapeseed, muckworm, lickspittle, makeweight, bootlicker, backscratcher, apple-polisher, backslapper, brownnoser, rakeshame, yesman, freeloader and 293 more...
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WF - nominal compounds (figurative)
An extensive list I have been working on for quite some time. Feel free to add more of the kind if you miss any.
brainstorming, upside, downside, goldplating, bikeshedding, mudslinging, downgrading, headhunter, streamlining, mainstreaming, gerrymandering, frontloading and 503 more...
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adjectives
amort, propense, aguish, seclusive, pokerish, horrent, stem-winding, indign, obzocky, abnormous, fallow, dividuous and 39 more...
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Twitter favourites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
See also:
thunderfuck, incredible, merp, sara, flopparoo, smother, fugly, buer, plum, canny, nefelibata, cuntbucket and 2434 more... -
my kith & kin
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villain, wanker, fool, tosser, shyster, scoundrel, ratbag, rascal, spazz, wastrel, phony, moron and 41 more...
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Cloudstreet
From Cloudstreet by Tim Winton. Expect lots of new-to-me words and/or just pleasing words encountered in this book, perhaps mostly Australian slang.
chiack, staggerjuice, thunderbox, patterson's curse, cactus, dreckly, compo, hayburner, mulie, carn, dag, grizzle and 34 more...
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Australiana
quokka, wombat, numbat, bonzer, grouse, woop woop, not the full quid, zac, mate, koala, chunder, vegemite and 49 more...
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List 1: Use it!
propitious, crocky, formicary, horrent, stemma, pokerish, spoliator, hardbake, stem-winding, indign, dry-beat, longinquity and 18 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for ratbag.
knitandpurl "Red was just a tomboy, she didn't think about smiling or not smiling. There was a gap, now that Fish wasn't being the ratbag of the family, and Red was out to fill it. She beat boys at cricket and she terrorized the bike sheds at school with the way she could throw a punch."
Cloudstreet by Tim Winton, p 63 of the Graywolf Press hardcover edition
Mar 30, 2010
frindley A troublemaker. According to Richard Tognetti, artistic director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, ratbaggery is absolutely essential to the health of the performing arts. I'm inclined to agree. There should be more ratbaggery and more larrikins. Aug 25, 2008
pamelad An Australian term of abuse - not as bad as it sounds. Can be used jovially. Dec 12, 2006