rag week
English
noun
Definitions
- (chiefly) An annual event in many universities where students engage in unusual activities to raise money for charity.
Etymology
Compound from English rag (referring to the ragged leaves, piece of old cloth, university students society run for charitable fundraising) + English week.
Origin
English
week
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Golden Week English
- cumrag English
- dishrag English
- do-rag English
- dustrag English
- head rag English
- jizzrag English
- matchweek English
- midweek English
- multiweek English
- rag English
- ragbag English
- ragbond English
- ragger English
- raggie English
- raggle English
- raggy English
- raghead English
- raghorn English
- ragleaf English
- raglike English
- ragman English
- ragpick English
- ragpicker English
- ragstone English
- ragtop English
- ragweed English
- ragwork English
- ragworm English
- ragwort English
- reading week English
- shakerag English
- snotrag English
- stab-rag English
- tag-rag English
- toerag English
- washrag English
- week English
- weekday English
- weekend English
- weeker English
- weekful English
- weeklong English
- weekly English
- weeknight English
- workweek English
- yesterweek English
- ragge Middle English
- weke Middle English
- week Afrikaans
- wiki Swahili
- wik Tok Pisin
- wiki Sranan Tongo
- wik Chuukese
- wik Choctaw
- bìikì ǃXóõ
- rag
- week
- raggy
- ragman
- ragbag
- cumrag
- ragtop
- toerag
- ragger
- weekly
- raggle
- raggie
- weeker
- do-rag
- ragweed
- snotrag
- washrag
- ragbond
- raghorn
- jizzrag
- weekend
- midweek
- tag-rag
- ragpick
- raghead
- ragleaf
- ragwork
- weekful
- dustrag
- ragwort
- raglike
- dishrag
- weekday
- ragworm
- ragstone
- shakerag
- head rag
- weeklong
- workweek
- stab-rag
- weeknight
- multiweek
- ragpicker
- matchweek
- yesterweek
- Golden Week
- reading week