ragbags

Assorted odds, ends

Ragbags are bags for storing scraps of fabric, but the word usually appears figuratively to describe disorganized collections of miscellaneous things: The proposal was a ragbag of half-formed ideas.

In British slang, a ragbag is a scruffy or disheveled person.

mixtures

hodgepodge

Confused, disorderly mixture

medley · assortment · miscellany · melange · farrago · gallimaufry · motley · patchwork · omnium-gatherum · smorgasbord

containers

sacks

Coarse fabric bags

holdalls · carryalls · totes · satchels · scraps · remnants · fabric · cloth · patchwork · collection

people

eccentrics

Unconventional people

scruffs · unkempt · disheveled · slovenly · tatty · shabby · scruffy · down-at-heel · bedraggled · motley crew

Opposites
organization/curation

ragbagscurated collections

Purposefully assembled groupings

taxonomies · systems · catalogues · anthologies · archives

quality/value

ragbagstreasure troves

Collections of valuable finds

crown jewels · gems · crème de la crème · showpieces

quality and value

ragbagstreasuries

Funds or storage repositories

anthologies · collections · showcases · cream of the crop · masterworks

Family

ragbag

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G