Losing your rag?

Posted by ESC January 28, 2000In reply to Losing your rag? posted by Gary Martin on January 28, 2000

I know this in the UK is used when we lose your temper. In the US it means something completely different
Does anyone know the origin of the phrase. Thanks

What does it mean in the US?

Gary

I've never heard it in the U.S. I've heard "losing your s**t," meaning losing one's temper. Crude individuals say someone is "on the rag" meaning a person is grumpy because of the hormonal fluctuations of the monthly cycle. It's said to men and women. "Ragging" is fussing about something.