ragbag

American  

[rag-bag] / ˈrægˌbæg /

Or rag-bag

noun

1. a bag in which small pieces of cloth are kept for use in mending.

2. a mixture or conglomeration.

   a ragbag of facts, half-truths, and blatant lies.

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ragbag British  

/ ˈræɡˌbæɡ /

noun

1. a bag for storing odd rags

2. a confused assortment; jumble

   a ragbag of ideas

3. informal a scruffy or slovenly person

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Etymology

Origin of ragbag

First recorded in 1810–20; rag ¹ + bag

Example Sentences

Tonight, we’re a ragbag of people singing a ragbag of songs, remembering – or, in surprisingly plentiful cases, imagining – how it felt to be so full of hope.

From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2019

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

She pulled a torn sleeping shift from the ragbag and, using her teeth to start, she ripped it into several strips.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder