bird cages! 2. n. ugly or badly styled
clothing; an ugly garment. I can’t wear
that rag! I need some new clothes. I can’t
go around wearing rags like these. I
wouldn’t be seen in last season’s rags. 3. n.
any clothing, even the best. (Always
plural.) Man, I got some new rags that
will knock your eyes out! Yo u g o t s o d a
pop all over my new rags! 4. n. a sanitary
napkin; a tampon. (For use in the men-
strual cycle. Usually objectionable.)
God, I’ve got to change this rag!therage 1. n. the current fad; an irresistible
fad. (Often with all. Old but recurrent.)
Get a haircut like mine! It’s all the rage!
One rage after another. Can’t I find
something that will stay the same for a
while? 2. in. to party;to celebrate. (Col-
legiate.) Man, are we going to rage
tonight! Fred and Mary were raging
over at the frat house last weekend.
rag on someone and rake on someone
in. to bother someone; to irritate some-
one; to criticize and humiliate someone.
I wish you would stop ragging on me. I
don’t know why you are so annoyed at me.
Stop raking on me!
rag outin. to dress up. I like to rag out
and go to parties. I hate to rag out. I like
comfortable clothes.
ragtopn. a convertible car. The ragtop
is making a comeback. I wanted a rag-
top, but they cost nearly $3,000 more.
ragweedn. inferior marijuana. (Drugs.)
This stuff is ragweed. You can have it!
Bart just sells ragweed except to his friends.
rah-rah[“ra”ra] mod. having to do with col-
lege and college enthusiasm. That gal
is so rah-rah. What energy! It was sort
of a rah-rah party.
railroad tracks 1. n. dental braces. I
can’t smile because of these railroad tracks.
My railroad tracks cost nearly $1,200.
- n. rows of needle scars on the veins of
the arms. Look at those railroad tracks
on his arm. That means he shoots drugs.
Max has railroad tracks on both arms.
railsn. powdered cocaine arranged into
lines. (Drugs.) Max makes the rails too
messy. Bart put the rails on something
smooth.
rainbown. a bowlegged person. (Also a
rude term of address.) Hey, rainbow!
Are you a cowboy? Ask that rainbow if
he has to have special trousers made.
rain on someone or somethingGo to
rain on someone’s parade.
rain on someone’s parade and rain on
someone or somethingin. to spoil
something for someone. I hate to rain
on your parade, but your plans are all
wrong. She really rained on our parade.
Did anyone rain on the meeting?
rain pitchforkstv. to rain very hard and
heavy. It rained pitchforks all day long.
Every time I go out to rake leaves, it
rains pitchforks.
raise a stink (about someone or some-
thing) and make a stink (about some-
one or something)tv. to make a big is-
sue about someone or something. Yo u
can depend on Fred to raise a stink. I
hope you don’t plan to make a stink about
the problem.
raise Cain[...ken] tv. to make a lot of trou-
ble; to raise hell. Fred was really rais-
ing Cain about the whole matter. Let’s
stop raising Cain.
raise hell 1. tv. to make a lot of trouble;
to go on a rampage. Stop raising hell
so much of the time! Quiet! Don’t raise
hell around here. 2. tv. to go on a drink-
ing spree and get drunk. Let’s go out
and really raise hell. The boys went out
to raise hell.
raise hell (with someone)Go to raise the
devil (with someone).
raise hell (with something)Go to raise
the devil (with something).
raise the devil (with someone) and
raise hell (with someone)tv. to con-
front someone and complain or scold.
I really raised the devil with my brother for
being late. It won’t do any good to raise
hell with me.
raise the devil (with something) and
raise hell (with something)tv. to causerage