harry rag

Rhyming slang for fag (cigarette) named after a famous jockey Harry Wragg. Archaic but still used occasionally in Dublin.

He cursed himself for the life he led, rolled himself a harry rag and put himself to bed (from a song by the Kinks).

by pcd January 12, 2013

harry rag

A slang term for a cigarette, coined by the father of Ray Davies, from The Kinks.

"I roll myself a harry rag and put myself to bed."

by fromtheoven December 17, 2004