ragbag

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6

Definition of ragbag

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A bag of rags and scraps.
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noun

  1. A bag of rags and scraps.
  2. (figuratively)A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things; a smorgasbord.
    “The pages that constitute "Anna Livia Plurabelle" are surely the most easily decipherable in that masterly and monstrous ragbag of a book.”
    “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.”
    “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.”
  3. (figuratively, informal)A person (especially a woman) of unclean or untidy appearance.
    “Near-synonym: ragtag”
    “Billy and the rest were wooed through gate after gate, and Billy saw his first Russian. The man was all alone in the night—a ragbag with a round, flat face that glowed like a radium dial.”

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Etymology

Compound of rag + bag.

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