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1. a style of dancehall reggae music that started in the 80s which blends a DJ half-singing and half-rapping rhythm into a hip hop flavor.

2. nickname for Steven and Damian Marley
1. "Damian Marley's new album has throbbing rhythms and a heavily-accented ragamuffin style." -Rhapsody Online

2. "This is ragamuffin, Junior Gong comin' next" -Damian Marley
by Shastanqua December 12, 2008
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by Andy Larsen November 4, 2004
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From Roman Dirge's comic book series/flash cartoons. He originally was a vampire who would feed on humans.

One night, he attacked a woman and ate her. Her sister saw this, and being a witch, turned him into a doll for eternity. It was said that one drop of blood would turn him back to being a vampire.

But Lenore being dead and having embalming fluids and her blood mixed together, Ragamuffin was doomed to be a doll forever. He is good friends with Lenore.
Lenore and Ragamuffin are always on some adventure
by XxDeadly_NightshadexX June 5, 2009
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a word some rastas use to call people instead of their names
Police pull mi ova talkin bout him smell bud

From mi look inna him face and know this bwoy have a plan

Juju touch mi pon my shoulda seh di bwoy a demon

First ting him waan to know is where dat smell is comin from

Are you smokin marijuana and I said yes I am

True him seh some man trance seh it cost a couple grand

Him seh mek mi see di license and registration

And where are yuh headed what's yuh occupation

Dun know seh raggamuffin nah go answer question
by whiteboydreadshaha May 28, 2011
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In the 1980s, however, particularly in West London and Brixton, the word took on a new meaning, that of a dangerous, disaffected, black teenage or young adult male. Ragamuffins or 'Raggas' prided themselves on violently attacking white males, often with knives, frequently on the grounds of fictitious claims of racism. Ragamuffins typically dressed in hooded tops, jeans and Nike or Adidas trainers, and listened to electro and early hip hop music.

Raggamuffin (with two Gs) is also a Jamaican term and has been used in Jamaica both to describe individuals and a style of music. More recently the term has entered the mainstream, meaning a particular style of dancehall music which has its roots in Jamaica (see Ms. Dynamite, Shaggy).
The ragamuffin said "I chased dat chalky down de street and ragged him"
by CableDoc April 2, 2008
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a bratty child ...especially girl... very not-fitting into today's superficial materialistic and whatever society.
didn't go to school... don't work... no make-up, no bling bling.
so my boyfriend calls me a cute lil' ragamuffin.
by Lisa June 15, 2003
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