toe-rag(о человеке; someone worthy of contempt – scoundrel, rotter, that sort of thing. A rather antiquated word. I am reliably informed that the term derives from weaving, where "tow" refers to short bits of fibre left over after combing the longer flax ("line"). Tow can be used as-is for cleaning guns, lighting fires or strangling small children, or it can be made into "tow cloth"; cheap clothing worn by manual labourers. A "tow rag" is a piece of tow cloth which has finished its useful clothing life and is now being used to stop oil dripping out of the car or such like. I can't help wondering whether "toe-rag" is the Victorian equivalent of "douchebag" Taras)
pismire; filthy little person(ART Vancouver); dirtbag("Police are seeking public assistance to locate a 6-year-old golden retriever named Amber. She was stolen today at approx. 1:30 PM in front of Shoppers Drug Mart on Lonsdale Ave/E 13th St, while the owner briefly went inside. The below suspect was last seen on CCTV walking away with the dog." "This a murderable offense... Another homeless drug addict dirtbag, this time steals a dog... What a scumbag... Сheck safe injection sites, homeless shelters, free food places." (Twitter)ART Vancouver)
