Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rags and tatters

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: rags and -tat-ters
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

very old, torn clothes

noun

something ruined; fragments

Example Sentences

"...she was sworn just as she was, all rags and tatters."
"December 17 2001, Russell Thomas, The Guardian Sports section. Fulham's defence was a thing of rags and tatters long before the end."

Questions

What does rags and tatters mean?: very old, torn clothes

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