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| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : rag-tag |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrægˌtæg |
Definition of ragtag
Origin :- also rag-tag, "ragged people collectively," 1820, from rag (n.) + tag (n.); originally in expression rag-tag and bobtail "the rabble" (tag-rag and bobtail is found in 1650s), with bobtail an old 17c. word for "cur." Tag and rag was "very common in 16-17th c." [OED]
- As in mangy : adj scruffy
- As in ragtag and bobtail : noun lowest common denominator
- Strange, too, he came of good family; good blood in his veins; and yet he seems to have gone right down with the ragtag.
- Extract from : « Quiet Talks on Power » by S.D. Gordon
- Without the populace having any hand in it, the ragtag and bobtail of the strangers became bolder and shouted more and more.
- Extract from : « The Legend of Ulenspiegel » by Charles de Coster
- To make myself amiable and pay court to all the ragtag and bobtail is not in my line.
- Extract from : « The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky » by Modeste Tchaikovsky
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