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

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

From what I have been told, this was not a ragbag peasant army.

From BBC • May 30, 2011

The kids wore these clothes until they fell to bits, and then the bits were washed and returned to the cabin, for the ragbag.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder