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ragtag

[ rag-tag ]

adjective

  1. ragged rag ragged or shabby; disheveled.
  2. made up of mixed, often diverse, elements:

    a ragtag crowd.



ragtag

/ ˈ°ùæɡˌ³Ùæɡ /

noun

  1. derogatory.
    the common people; rabble (esp in the phrase ragtag and bobtail )
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of ragtag1

First recorded in 1880–85; rag 1 + tag 1
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of ragtag1

C19
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The work on Elachi’s home was being done by a ragtag group of volunteers who call their collective Save the Tiles.

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The play, which centers on two ragtag characters waiting in vain for a man named Godot, delivers some of 20th century theater’s most closely parsed lines.

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The ragtag crew at “Election Night†was keeping an eye on everything for us – meaning, Williams received updates from other networks’ decision desks on his phone.

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He is disillusioned that all of the witches in their ragtag coven are operating just for their own agendas.

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For years, the Apple TV+ series about a ragtag team of reject spies has been my top recommendation to friends and colleagues.

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