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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

/ ˈæɡˌæɡ /

noun

  1. derogatorythe common people; rabble (esp in the phrase ragtag and bobtail )

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ragtag1

First recorded in 1880–85; rag 1 + tag 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ragtag1

C19
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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.

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In “Delicious in Dungeon,” a ragtag adventuring crew makes hot pot out of man-eating mushrooms.

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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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