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English
Etymology
Compound of rag + bag.
Noun
ragbag (plural ragbags)
- A bag of rags and scraps.
- (figurative) A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things; a smorgasbord.
- Synonyms: grab bag, mixed bag; see also Thesaurus:hodgepodge
2020 August 4, Richard Conniff, “They may look goofy, but ostriches are nobody's fool”, in National Geographic, Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Partners, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2 April 2023:In our ragbag of stereotypes, ostriches have thus become the quintessential dim-witted animals. Even the Bible says they're dumb, and bad parents too.
2020 November 18, Paul Bigland, “New infrastructure and new rolling stock”, in Rail, page 49:Opposite, the Loram site contains a real ragbag of yellow, blue or rust-streaked kit whose appearance belies their importance in keeping the railways running.
- (figurative, informal) A person (especially a woman) of unclean or untidy appearance.
- Coordinate terms: bag lady, old bag, ragamuffin
- Near-synonym: ragtag
Translations
collection of miscellaneous things
— see hodgepodge
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