raggle-taggle

[ rag-uhl-tag-uhl ]

adjective

1. ragtag.

raggle-taggle

/ ˈræɡəlˈtæɡəl /

adjective

1. motley or unkempt

   a raggle-taggle band of volunteers and students

Word History and Origins

Origin of raggle-taggle¹

First recorded in 1900–05; alteration of ragtag

Word History and Origins

Origin of raggle-taggle¹

augmented form of ragtag

Example Sentences

He made up his mind in the beeswaxed dining-room that it was better to be a raggle-taggle wanderer than anything else.

From Project Gutenberg

To the left, a raggle-taggle thicket of beech brush crawled to within twenty feet of the valley's floor.

From Project Gutenberg