ragbag

or rag-bag

[ 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.

ragbag

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ragbag¹

First recorded in 1810–20; rag ¹ + bag

Word History and Origins

Origin of ragbag¹

C19

Example Sentences

"As if any man would want to squeeze such a ragbag o' tawdry finery and milliners' tinsel," said Radisson afterward to me.

From Project Gutenberg

Oh, he knew he was a girlish-headed ragbag, but if they would only spare him this once!

From Project Gutenberg

But I guess Hale's memory is like a ragbag—stuffed with odds and ends that he can't get hold of when he wants 'em.

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He was dreadfully dirty and unshaven, his collar and frock-coat looked as if they had been fished up from a ragbag.

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I don't want a walrus, thirty years old, with ragbag clothes that fit her a foot off.

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