Rags meaning : (in the plural) Tattered clothes. A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter. A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin. A ragged edge in metalworking. A sail, or any piece of canvas. A newspaper, magazine. A poor, low-ranking kicker. To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag. To become tattered. A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone. To break (ore) into lumps for sorting. To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone. A prank or practical joke. A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising. To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter. To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner. To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze. An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands. A ragtime song, dance or piece of music. To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time. To dance to ragtime music. To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.