(obsolete, US) An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands. / A ragtime song, dance or piece of music.

(idiomatic, vulgar, slang, euphemistic) Menstruating. / (idiomatic) In a bad mood.

(transitive, informal) To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time. / (intransitive, informal) To dance to ragtime music.

plural of rag

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rag

plural of ragging

Dressed in very old, torn clothes. / (by extension) Very poor or lowly.

present participle of rag

The act of one who rags or teases. / (South Asia) An initiation in educational institutions (e.g. universities) usually involving harassment by upperclassmen.

plural of ragged staff