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Definition of Ragtag
1. Noun. Disparaging terms for the common people.
Generic synonyms: Common People, Folk, Folks
Specialized synonyms: Scum, Trash
Definition of Ragtag
1. Adjective. Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair. ¹
2. Adjective. Very diverse; comprised of irregular and dissimilar components. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ragtag
1. riffraff [n -S] - See also: riffraff
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ragtag
Literary usage of Ragtag
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Song of Songs: Das Hohe Lied by Hermann Sudermann (1909)
"We're ragtag and bobtail both of us, at any rate.'' "I'm not ragtag and bobtail!"
cried Lilly, flaring up. "I have pride and a sense of honour, ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"See ragtag and tag-rag. They all came in, .... Of. ragtag.] 1. A fluttering rag ;
a tatter hanging or flapping from a garment. [Rare. ..."
3. Union Pacific Employes' Magazine by Union Pacific Railway Company, J. N. Corbin (1891)
"Under similar circumstances the acts of humanity are similar whether they represent
the elite or the " ragtag and bobtail." The only difference there is ..."
4. Roughing it by Mark Twain (1913)
"Folks '11 tell you 't I've always ben kind o' offish and partic'lar for a gal
that's raised in the woods, and I am, with the ragtag and bobtail, ..."
5. Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (2006)
"... Joseph and the ragtag, exhausted Nez Perce, thinking the cavalry farther south
and Canada closer north than either really were, chose to camp and rest ..."
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