29. When I arrived to take Aunt Petunia to church, she told me my raggedy t-shirt and ripped jeans were a disgrace and promptly slammed the door in my face. Which word did she probably NOT call me?
From Quiz Aunt Petunia's Old-fashioned Silly Word Quiz
Answer:
A Ne'er do well
A Ne'er do well is an idle person, lacking in merit, but that doesn't mean they don't dress well! It probably began as a Scottish word made up of the contraction "Never do well" and was first seen in print in the mid 1700s.
A Ragamuffin is a poor individual, usually a child, dressed in rags. It comes from a late 1500s Middle English word "Ragamuffyn" which meant an oafish person dressed in rags.
A Tatterdemalion also means a person dressed in rags. Its origin is unknown, but it can be traced back to the early 1600s.
A Draggletail is slovenly, shabby person, usually a woman. The word can also suggest a sexually promiscuous woman. "Draggle" (to soil or get dirty by dragging on the ground), + tail makes this word fairly self-explanatory. It is believed to have originated in the late 1500s.