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ralphie

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ralphie¹

  • /ɹɑːɹˈfi/

Rhymes with -iː

Where it comes from

From Ralph Gardeners High School in North Shields, which had a past reputation as a bad school, + -ie.

noun ralphies · rafie

  1. Geordie, derogatory A scruffy school child.

Ralphie²

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Ralph.

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"ralphie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ralphie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

ralphie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ralphie

Chicago

"ralphie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ralphie.

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@misc{ralphie_2026,
  title = {ralphie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ralphie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}