rag (2) — ONAD

rag2 /raɡ, ræɡ

▸ verb

(rags, ragging, ragged /raɡd/)

[with object]

1 make fun of (someone) in a boisterous manner:

he ragged me about not smoking or drinking

despite the way I sometimes rag her, she is my sister.

2 rebuke severely:

I ragged a restaurant last week for mangling Key lime pie.

▸ noun [usually as modifier] British a program of stunts, parades, and other entertainments organized by students to raise money for charity:

rag week.

▪ informal, dated a boisterous prank or practical joke.

– PHRASAL VERBS
rag on (rag on someone or something) North American informal
complain about or criticize someone or something continually:

most reports rag on the crudeness of today's gear.

– ORIGIN mid 18th century : of unknown origin.