"ragbag" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ragbags [plural]
Etymology: Compound of rag + bag. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com|en|rag|bag||||||||alt1=|alt10=|alt2=|alt3=|alt4=|alt5=|alt6=|alt7=|alt8=|alt9=|g1=|g10=|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|g6=|g7=|g8=|g9=|id1=|id10=|id2=|id3=|id4=|id5=|id6=|id7=|id8=|id9=|lang1=|lang10=|lang2=|lang3=|lang4=|lang5=|lang6=|lang7=|lang8=|lang9=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|pos1=|pos10=|pos2=|pos3=|pos4=|pos5=|pos6=|pos7=|pos8=|pos9=|t1=|t10=|t2=|t3=|t4=|t5=|t6=|t7=|t8=|t9=|tr1=|tr10=|tr2=|tr3=|tr4=|tr5=|tr6=|tr7=|tr8=|tr9=}} rag + bag, {{com+|en|rag|bag}} Compound of rag + bag Head templates: {{en-noun}} ragbag (plural ragbags)
  1. A bag of rags and scraps.
    Sense id: en-ragbag-en-noun-JiPU-QKf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 42 40
  2. (figurative) A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things; a smorgasbord. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: hodgepodge
    Sense id: en-ragbag-en-noun-r~-slcmQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 42 40
  3. (figurative, informal) A person (especially a woman) of unclean or untidy appearance. Tags: figuratively, informal
    Sense id: en-ragbag-en-noun-KalSbCr4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English reduplications Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 42 40 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 25 52 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 26 26 48

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