English · Slang Attested

lose one's rag

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To become angry.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trở nên giận dữ

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Examples

[…] he could not have said wherefore. “She was dressed as a bride if you must know,” he said. “But I don’t know what you’ve got to lose your rag about. She’s nothing to you.”

Quoted attestation: 1928, Ethel May Dell, The Gate Marked "Private", G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 248,

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “lose one's rag” mean?

To become angry.

Is “lose one's rag” formal or informal?

lose one's rag is generally slang.