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ragbag

[rag-bag]

rag·bag

[rag-bag]
noun
1.
a bag in which small pieces of cloth are kept for use in mending.
2.
a mixture or conglomeration: a ragbag of facts, half-truths, and blatant lies.
Also, rag-bag.


Origin:
1810–20; rag1 + bag
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Ragbag is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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ragbag (ˈræɡˌbæɡ)
 
n
1.  a bag for storing odd rags
2.  a confused assortment; jumble: a ragbag of ideas
3.  informal a scruffy or slovenly person
 
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