on the rag

rag¹ (r

a. A scrap of cloth.

b. A piece of cloth used for cleaning, washing, or dusting.

2. rags Threadbare or tattered clothing.

3. Cloth converted to pulp for making paper.

4. A scrap; a fragment.

5. Slang A newspaper, especially one specializing in sensationalism or gossip.

6. The stringy central portion and membranous walls of a citrus fruit.

Idiom:

on the rag Vulgar Slang

1. Menstruating.

2. Irritable; grouchy.

[Middle English ragge, from Old English *ragg, from Old Norse *rögg, woven tuft of wool.]

rag² (r

tr.v. ragged, rag·ging, rags

1. Slang To tease or taunt. See Synonyms at banter.

2. Slang To berate; scold.

3. Chiefly British To play a joke on.

4. Sports In ice hockey, to maintain possession of (the puck) by outmaneuvering opposing players, especially so as to kill a penalty.

n. Chiefly British

A practical joke; a prank.

[Origin unknown.]

rag³ (r

1. A roofing slate with one rough surface.

2. Chiefly British A coarsely textured rock.

[Origin unknown.]

rag⁴ (r

tr.v. ragged, rag·ging, rags

To compose or play (a piece) in ragtime.

A piece written in ragtime.

[Perhaps from ragged.]

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