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rag·tag
(răg′tăg′)adj.
1. Shaggy or unkempt; ragged.
2. Diverse and disorderly in appearance or composition: "They're a small ragtag army of racketeers, bandits, and murderers" (Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.).
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ragtag
(ˈræɡˌtæɡ)n
derogatory the common people; rabble (esp in the phrase ragtag and bobtail)
[C19]
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rag•tag
(ˈrægˌtæg)adj.
1. ragged or shabby; disheveled.
2. made up of mixed, often diverse, elements; motley.
[1880–85]
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Noun | 1. | ragtag - disparaging terms for the common people common people, folk, folks - people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next" |
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