Posted by Ward on May 25, 2004
In Reply to: I got *ragged on* badly posted by raggy on May 25, 2004
: To anyone out there,
: Could anyone tell me if I have this right?
: I got ragged on =I got told off???
:
: Thank you
ragged on suggests to me a constant state of being 'picked on' -- one individual verbally demeaning or scolding another on a regular basis. It is a conscious effort by one individual to diminish another, not an accidental or incidental negative remark.