- ragtag rag·tag
- ['ræɡˌtæɡ]
pej
1. n
ragtag and bobtail — marmaglia
2. adj(group, organization, collection) di bassa legaa ragtag army — un'armata brancaleone
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
ragtag rag·tag
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rag|tag — «RAG TAG», noun, adjective. –n. the riffraff; rabble. –adj. U.S. Informal. characteristic or consisting of riffraff: »His forces had been whittled down to a ragtag band (Newsweek) … Useful english dictionary
rag, tag, and bobtail — noun or ragtag and bobtail : rabble, riffraff the rag, tag, and bobtail of the city Kenneth Roberts a ragtag and bobtail army F.V.W.Mason … Useful english dictionary
rag-tag — see ragtag … English dictionary
rag·tag — /ˈrægˌtæg/ adj, always used before a noun informal : made up of different people or things and not organized or put together well a ragtag group of musicians … Useful english dictionary
ragtag — [rag′tag΄] n. [ RAG1 + TAG] the lowest classes; rabble: usually ragtag and bobtail adj. 1. raggedy, unkempt, disorderly, etc. 2. made up of mixed or ill sorted elements … English World dictionary
ragtag — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ untidy, disorganized, or incongruously varied: a ragtag group of idealists. ORIGIN superseding earlier tag rag and tag and rag (see RAG(Cf. ↑rag), TAG(Cf. ↑tag)) … English terms dictionary
ragtag — 1820, from RAG (Cf. rag) (n.) + TAG (Cf. tag) (n.); originally in expression rag tag and bobtail the rabble (tag rag and bobtail is found in 1650s), from bobtail cur, 1610s. Tag and rag was very common in 16 17th c. [OED] … Etymology dictionary
ragtag — rag|tag [ˈrægtæg] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: rag + tag] informal a ragtag group is not tidy or properly organized ▪ a ragtag fighting force … Dictionary of contemporary English
ragtag — /rag tag /, adj. 1. ragged or shabby; disheveled. 2. made up of mixed, often diverse, elements: a ragtag crowd. [1880 85; RAG1 + TAG1] * * * … Universalium
ragtag — rag|tag [ ræg,tæg ] adjective INFORMAL consisting of various types of people whose clothing, equipment, and skills are not very good: a ragtag army … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ragtag — rag•tag [[t]ˈrægˌtæg[/t]] adj. 1) cvb ragged or shabby; disheveled 2) cvb made up of mixed, often diverse, elements; motley • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
