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

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tagrag

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.

A deputation, half the length of the street—its whole length, if you include the tagrag and bobtail that attended behind—set off on the spur of the moment to the office of Mr. Carlyle.

From East Lynne by Wood, Henry, Mrs.

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.

In such statuesque, taper-holding attitude, one fancies De Launay might have left Thuriot, the red clerks of the Basoche, Curé of Saint-Stephen, and all the tagrag and bobtail of the world, to work their will.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various

And all the tagrag and bobtail in the place behind you?

From The Great House by Weyman, Stanley John