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ragtag and bobtail

ragtag and bobtail

noun
the riffraff; rabble: The ragtag and bobtail of every nation poured into the frontier in search of gold.
Also, rag, tag, and bobtail; tagrag and bobtail.


Origin:
1810–20
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Ragtag and bobtail is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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ragtag and bobtail

noun
disparaging terms for the common people [syn: rabble
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