Crossword clues for ratbag
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context slang English) A despicable person. 2 (context Australia English) A stupid person, a meathead 3 (context NZ English) A mischievous person, especially a child. May be used endearingly.
Usage examples of "ratbag".
Her mother would let the bread dough rise in it, and Ratbag the cat would sleep in it, sometimes on the dough.
At some point Ratbag the cat pushed open the door and jumped onto the bed.
And down the path Ratbag, arch-enemy of all baby birds, slunk closer, dribbling.
She heard him croak and Ratbag, mad with fear and bewilderment, came out from under the sink in a whirl of legs and rocketed out of the door.
She said goodbye to the cheeses in the dairy and the sheep in the paddock and even to Ratbag the cat.
Monday, we sail back home and work out what to do about your ratbag of a brother.
She had brought him to the one place in the world that she treasured most, that she had never shared with any other man--not even the ratbag she had once been married to.
Ratbag went back to sleep, twitching occasionally as he disembowelled something in his fat cat dreams.