a worthless piece of cloth, esp. one that is torn or worn.

rags, ragged or tattered clothing

The tramp was dressed in rags.

any article of apparel regarded deprecatingly or self-deprecatingly, esp. a dress

It's just an old rag I had in the closet.

a shred, scrap, or fragmentary bit of anything.

Informal .

something of very low value or in very poor condition.

a newspaper or magazine regarded with contempt or distaste

Are you still subscribing to that rag?

a person of shabby or exhausted appearance.

a large roofing slate that has one edge untrimmed. ?

chew the rag. chew ( def. 11 ) .

from rags to riches

from extreme poverty to great wealth

He went from rags to riches in only three years.

noun

clothes , duds , scraps , tatters