ratbag
(slang) A despicable person.
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(slang) A despicable person.
Then he went and sneaked on me to my boss. What a ratbag!
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— Bluesky· May 2026“halftime oranges - Ratbag Guilty Pleasures - Unknown Mortal Orchestra The Chicken is Naked and Afraid - SOFIA ISELLA & COLORS Criminal - Fiona Apple labour - Paris Paloma Wasteland Country - Moon Walker Time Warp - Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn & Nell Campbell”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(Australia, NZ, slang, sometimes, affectionate) A mischievous person, especially a child.
He says he was a ratbag at school and the entire teaching staff hated him except the English and economics teachers.
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