How do you pronounce ratbag?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹæt.bæɡ/.

ratbag

/ˈɹæt.bæɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

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Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Slang

"Then he went and sneaked on me to my boss. What a ratbag!"
"He says he was a ratbag at school and the entire teaching staff hated him except the English and economics teachers."

From rat + bag.

ratbags (plural)

ratbaggery ratbaggish ratbags ratbaggy

How to pronounce ratbag

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