Rag
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- A rag is a piece of old cloth used to clean or wipe things.
- Rags are old, torn and possibly dirty clothes. (See rag doll and also Rags to riches.)
- The word rag is slang for a newspaper or magazine that has an easy reading level. It is typically used for gossip magazines or tabloids.
- A rag is a piece of ragtime music (e.g. "Maple Leaf Rag").
- In slang, a rag can mean a bandana, especially one of a gang color.
- In slang, to rag means to menstruate
- Student fundraising groups most commonly found within the UK and South Africa. See RAG (student society)
- Rags is the name of a Broadway musical by Stephen Schwartz and Charles Strouse.
- Ragman — A comic book superhero.
- In typography, a rag is a variance in a paragraphs line lengths
- Ragman (game) — A medieval game.
- Rag trade
- Rag Morris
- Raag or rāg is the Hindi pronunciation of the word Raga. Raga's are the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.
- Rags Ragland (1905 - 1946), an American character actor
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