Definition

Noun: 1. A bag for holding rags or scraps of cloth: A container, typically made of cloth, used for storing old, worn-out pieces of fabric. 2. A miscellaneous collection; a confused assortment of different things: A disorganized group or mixture of various, often unrelated, items or people.

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Advanced Usage

• Used to describe a person or group: Can describe a person whose style or a group whose membership is an eclectic, perhaps disorganized, mix.
  • The club's members are a charming ragbag of artists, engineers, and retirees.

Variants and Related Words

• Hodgepodge (noun): A confused mixture; a hotchpotch. (A close synonym for the figurative sense).
• Mishmash (noun): A confused mixture. (A close synonym for the figurative sense).
• Motley (adjective/noun): Composed of diverse, often incongruous elements. (Related in meaning to the figurative sense).

Synonyms

• Assortment
• Jumble
• Medley
• Mélange
• Miscellany
• Potpourri

Idioms and Phrases

• A ragbag of: This is the standard prepositional phrase used with the word.
  • The report was just a ragbag of old statistics and unsupported claims.

Noun

1. a bag in which rags are kept
2. a motley assortment of things