ralphie

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ralph Gardeners High School in North Shields, which had a past reputation as a bad school, +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɑːɹˈfi/
  • Hyphenation: rar‧fie

Noun

ralphie (plural ralphies)

  1. (Geordie, pejorative) A scruffy school child.

Derived terms

References

  • A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN

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