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ragga

“ragga” is a Swedish word. Its 5 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to go around untidy, uncombed, hair hanging down
  2. to regret
  3. to bristle
  4. to search, look for, hit on, pick up (women, in cars)
  5. to search, look for, recruit (sponsors, supporters, new members)

Etymology

Definitions 1-3 originate from ragg (“fur, bristles”). Definitions 4-5 are associated with the raggare subculture, possibly from trucker slang (åkarslang) ragga (upp) ("to pick something or someone up").

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