ragbag

noun

rag·​bag ˈrag-ˌbag 

1

: a bag for scraps

2

: a miscellaneous collection

Synonyms

• agglomerate
• agglomeration
• alphabet soup
• assortment
• botch
• clutter
• collage
• crazy quilt
• farrago
• gallimaufry
• grab bag
• gumbo
• hash
• hodgepodge
• hotchpotch
• jambalaya
• jumble
• jungle
• litter
• macédoine
• medley
• mélange
• menagerie
• miscellanea
• miscellany
• mishmash
• mixed bag
• montage
• motley
• muddle
• olio
• olla podrida
• omnium-gatherum
• pastiche
• patchwork
• patchwork quilt
• potpourri
• ragout
• rummage
• salad
• salmagundi
• scramble
• shuffle
• smorgasbord
• stew
• tumble
• variety
• welter

Examples of ragbag in a Sentence

gave away a ragbag of souvenirs and trinkets she had accumulated over the years

Recent Examples on the Web

Set at a different gathering or celebration each week, the show followed Los Angeles’s worst catering crew—a ragbag of struggling actors, writers, and comedians glued to their flip phones, who approach basic hospitality like an exotic custom. —Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2023

In our ragbag of stereotypes, ostriches have thus become the quintessential dim-witted animals. —National Geographic, 4 Aug. 2020

The result is a colorful, yet cohesive ragbag that’s symbolic of the cultural diversity in today’s society. —Andrea Alonso, Los Angeles Magazine, 4 Apr. 2018

Thirty-two of its passengers—a ragbag of revolutionaries and their family members—were on their way to Russia. —Andrew Stuttaford, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

ragbag

noun

rag·​bag ˈrag-ˌbag 

1

: a bag for scraps of cloth

2

: a collection of various things