ralphie

nounattested in dialogue

//ɹɑːɹˈfi//

A scruffy school child.

noun

1
A scruffy school child.

Etymology

From Ralph Gardeners High School in North Shields, which had a past reputation as a bad school, + -ie.

Forms

plural: ralphies

rally · A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a…ralph · To vomit.Ralph · A male given name from the Germanic languages.

ralphie · A scruffy school child.

Ralphie · A diminutive of the male given name Ralph.ram · A male sheep, typically uncastrated.Ram · The constellation and zodiac sign Aries.

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