ragamuffin

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How this riff-drunk ragamuffin, who turns 82 on Dec. 18, not only survived but stayed relevant is a mystery, a puzzle wrapped inside a guitar string.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

To some, he was a rollicking drifter in ragamuffin punk tatters.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2023

A ragamuffin looking for a meal, Eurydice receives instead a feast of affection that includes a proposition of marriage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2022

After some pirate shenanigans, and a switcheroo of cargo between two ships, the amusingly convoluted plot lands Peter, his two ragamuffin pals and the very plucky and initially condescending Molly into many a threatening jam.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2016

“You are no ragamuffin, Heqet,” Ranofer said with an admiring glance at his friend’s new shenti, which was of firm-woven linen.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw