Home › Words › S › shakeragshakeragshakerag · name — A common nickname given to a poor rural town.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, shakerag ranks #13,596 of 43,201 for Qualifying.EtymologyProbably from shakerag, although some authors propose other etymologies such as the use of rags to cover the nose and mouth during the Spanish flu.nameA common nickname given to a poor rural town.e.g.“We passed a little place to-day called Shakerag, which reminded us very much of a little town we passed through in Kentucky called Dogwalk.” — 1882, Benjamin F. McGee, William Ray Jewell, History of the 72d Indiana Volunteer Infantry of the Mounted Lightning Brigade:A nickname sometimes given to the slum area of town in the Southern United States.e.g.“Shakerag's nondescript shacks were alive with music day and night, a sharp contrast to the dreary, monotonous routines of work-a-day life.” — 1993, Howard A. DeWitt, Elvis: The Sun Years : The Story of Elvis Presley in the Fifties, page 53:nounA pauper; a bum.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bezonian 62% match — A beggar, pauper, or rascal. vs shakerag →creeker 62% match — A poor rural person. vs shakerag →raggery 61% match — Rags; ragged clothing. vs shakerag →shackdweller 61% match — A person who lives in a shack. vs shakerag →mumper 60% match — A beggar. vs shakerag →shickery 60% match — Shabby; bad. vs shakerag →shambler 59% match — One who shambles. vs shakerag →cadger 59% match — A hawker or peddler. vs shakerag →