Quote Originally Posted by Irieonline View Post
I thought ragamuffin was used to describe someone who knew the runnings and could hold their own in Jamaica and took it as a compliment. Wait till I see a few old friends when I get there lol. Guess it has different meanings for some people
Does any of this sound like a compliment? True that sometimes Jamaican "jook" (joke) with each other and say bumba dis an dat and use terms like ragamuffin but it is not a word one should refer to a Jamaican as being.
Rag-a-muffin
1. One who looks a bit like a homeless person.
2. One who does not comb their hair.
3. One who wears old beat-up cloths.
4. Someone who is physically a mess.
Sally would look like a total rag-a-muffin till she bathed, did her hair and put on clean cloths.
I realize that in a Donald Trump world sometimes what you say just doesn't have the consequences you would expect but I live there and I certainly wouldn't use it except with VERY good friends and then only as a "jook".

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