rag doll
noun
1
: a stuffed usually painted cloth doll
2
Ragdoll
ˈrag-ˌdäl 
or ragdoll
[former trademark]
: any of a breed of large, blue-eyed domestic cats that have a long, silky coat with a colorpoint pattern and that typically become limp when picked up or held
-ˌdȯl
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Consider folding forward and hanging like a rag doll with your hands holding onto opposite elbows and the weight of your head pulling you downward.
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
Seeing a player with the chops of Hideki Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters champion with 11 Tour wins, ranked No. 4 in the world, tossed about like a rag doll on the North Course.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Slightly bend your knees, and hang forward like a rag doll.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
His own creepy nature doesn't exactly emulate the joyful holiday, but luckily, rag doll Sally (Catherine O'Hara) is there to make everything okay again.
—Sydni Ellis, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
Seeing a player with the chops of Hideki Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters champion with 11 Tour wins, ranked No. 4 in the world, tossed about like a rag doll on the North Course.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Slightly bend your knees, and hang forward like a rag doll.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
His own creepy nature doesn't exactly emulate the joyful holiday, but luckily, rag doll Sally (Catherine O'Hara) is there to make everything okay again.
—Sydni Ellis, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Rag doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rag%20doll. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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