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

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ragbag

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 man was all alone in the night—a ragbag with a round, flat face that glowed like a radium dial.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut