ralphie
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See also: Ralphie
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ralph Gardeners High School in North Shields, which had a past reputation as a bad school, + -ie.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ralphie (plural ralphies)
- (Geordie, derogatory) A scruffy school child.
Derived terms[edit]
- rarf (Hartlepool)
References[edit]
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN