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rag doll
rag doll
A limp, ineffectual person, as in You won't get a decision from her; she's a rag doll when it comes to making up her mind . This expression transfers the limpness of a soft doll made from scraps of cloth to human behavior. [Mid-1800s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Nazario | | nah-TSAH-ryo (Italian), nah-THAH-ryo (Spanish), nah-SAH-ryo (Latin American Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |
| Jorge | | HOR-khe (Spanish), ZHAWR-zhə (Portuguese) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Bernice | | bər-NEES (English) | English, Biblical, Biblical Latin |
| LÉOnce | | - | French |
| Ramesses | | RAM-ə-seez (English) | Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized) |
| Demokritos | | - | Ancient Greek |