# ralphie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɑːɹˈfi/ · frequency rank #73,569

## Definitions
1. A scruffy school child.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ralphie