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ragtag
/ ˈæɡˌæɡ /
noun
derogatorythe common people; rabble (esp in the phrase ragtag and bobtail )
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ragtag1
Example Sentences
In one scene, Maxim reminds a ragtag gang of young boys he’s trying to raise into skilled hunters what they’re fighting for: Their families have lost geese, cats, livestock, a sense of safety.
In “Delicious in Dungeon,” a ragtag adventuring crew makes hot pot out of man-eating mushrooms.
The work on Elachi’s home was being done by a ragtag group of volunteers who call their collective Save the Tiles.
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.
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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