raggy boy 

Any kid or teen who is shy, meek, afraid, or tough, but is at the same time secretly smart and cool, or in any way like the boys from Song For A Raggy Boy

Also any cool, kick ass Irish reform school kid.

The raggy boy was pale and scared-looking, but was really plotting to scam his parents.

raggy boy by TimeOfYourLife October 17, 2008

Raggy Boy 

1. One of the many boys from the film Song For A Raggy Boy
2. A person of any gender, usually from the ages of ten to fifteen who often gets into fights and loses them, but is smart, rebellious, and doesn't give a damn. Most of them like literature, history, or poetry.

The raggy boy may have lost her fight, but he was still cocky as ever.

Raggy Boy by Katya R. March 8, 2009

Song For A Raggy boy 

A 2003 Irish indie movie starring Aidan Quinn, Iain Glenn, and Marc Warren. It tells the story of St. Jude's a reform school in the 1930's, and William Franklin, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War who comes to teach the boys there.

Many parents don't want their kids to see Song For A Raggy Boy because of a brutal rape scene and child abuse.

Song For A Raggy boy by Katya R. March 9, 2009