ralphie
See also: Ralphie
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ralph Gardeners High School in North Shields, which had a past reputation as a bad school, + -ie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹɑːɹˈfi/
- Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: rar‧fie
Noun
ralphie (plural ralphies)
- (Geordie, derogatory) A scruffy school child.
Derived terms
- rarf (Hartlepool)
References
- Bill Griffiths, editor (2004), “ralphie”, in A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: Northumbria University Press, →ISBN.