bits and bobs in English

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        "A random assortment of things; small remaining pieces and items."
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        {
          "word": "bits and bats"
        },
        {
          "word": "farrago"
        },
        {
          "word": "hodgepodge"
        },
        {
          "word": "hotchpotch"
        },
        {
          "word": "melange"
        },
        {
          "word": "mingle-mangle"
        },
        {
          "word": "mishmash"
        },
        {
          "word": "oddments"
        },
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          "word": "omnium-gatherum"
        },
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          "word": "ragbag"
        }
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          "sense": "small random items",
          "word": "odds and ends"
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          "sense": "small items",
          "word": "dribs and drabs"
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      "sense": "small random items",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "small items",
      "word": "dribs and drabs"
    }
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  "word": "bits and bobs"
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"bits and bobs" meaning in English

Noun