tagrag

American  

[tag-rag] / ˈtægˌræg /

noun

1. riffraff; rabble.

2. a tatter.

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Etymology

Origin of tagrag

First recorded in 1575–85; tag ¹ + rag ¹

Example Sentences

"With all the tagrag and bobtail of a Court,—the lazy drones of pageantry, the men of painted coats and patched characters, the women painted too, but beyond the art of patching for a reputation."

From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Lever, Charles James

He was close upon them, Mr. Drake and the other comrade being with him, and some tagrag in attendance, as usual.

From East Lynne by Wood, Henry, Mrs.

He lives a strange life at Brighton, with tagrag and bobtail about him, and always open house.

From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II by Reeve, Henry

There was a large element of Sydney tagrag and bobtail there, and one had an uncomfortable sort of feeling that one was in a species of chain-gang.

From From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush by Bryde, Charles W. L.

The laborers, their duty done, walked coolly away; the tagrag withdrew to a safe distance, waiting for what might come next; and Miss Carlyle moved away also.

From East Lynne by Wood, Henry, Mrs.