ragbag
Americannoun
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a bag in which small pieces of cloth are kept for use in mending.
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a mixture or conglomeration.
a ragbag of facts, half-truths, and blatant lies.
noun
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a bag for storing odd rags
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a confused assortment; jumble
a ragbag of ideas
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informal a scruffy or slovenly person
Etymology
Origin of ragbag
Example Sentences
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The pages that constitute “Anna Livia Plurabelle” are surely the most easily decipherable in that masterly and monstrous ragbag of a book.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2019
A ragbag of humans almost crashes into you.
From Economist ● Sep. 21, 2017
How did a ragbag of colleges become a towering assemblage of world-class universities?
From Nature ● Apr. 25, 2017
They bring a welcome voice of sanity after a disastrous failure of planning intelligence about how to make a coherent place out of this ragbag of parts.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2013
“I’ll just take this too, run it over to...the ragbag for you. Okay?”
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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