UrsprungDefinitions 1-3 originate from ragg (“fur, bristles”). Definitions 4-5 are associated with the raggare subculture, possibly from trucker slang (åkarslang) ragga (upp) ("to pick something or someone up").
- dialectalto go around untidy, uncombed, hair hanging down
- dialectal, reflexiveto regret
- to bristle
- to search, look for, hit on, pick up (women, in cars)
“Han raggade på henne” — He was hitting on her
“De åkte runt och raggade” — They were driving around trying to pick up women
“att ragga upp någon” — to pick someone up
- figurativelyto search, look for, recruit (sponsors, supporters, new members)
“Vi försöker ragga sponsorer” — We're trying to pick up sponsors
“BTH raggar studenter i Lettland och Litauen”
Formerraggar(present) · raggade(preterite) · raggat(supine) · ragga(imperative) · ragga(active, infinitive) · raggas(infinitive, passive) · raggat(active, supine) · raggats(passive, supine) · ragga(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · raggen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · raggar(active, indicative, present) · raggade(active, indicative, past) · raggas(indicative, passive, present) · raggades(indicative, passive, past) · ragga(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · raggade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · raggas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · raggades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)