English Explanatory Dictionary

shakerag

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pauper; a bum.
name
  1. A common nickname given to a poor rural town.
  2. A nickname sometimes given to the slum area of town in the Southern United States.

Word forms

shakerag shakerags

Etymology

From shake + rag.

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