crazy quilt

crazy quilt

noun

Definition of CRAZY QUILT

1

: a patchwork quilt without a design

2

: jumble, hodgepodge <a crazy quilt of regulations>

Examples of CRAZY QUILT

1. a crazy quilt of streets
2. <an environmental issue that brought together a crazy quilt of people from all points on the political spectrum>

First Known Use of CRAZY QUILT

1886

Related to CRAZY QUILT

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

Related Words: detritus, notions, oddments, odds and ends, sundries; accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomerate, conglomeration; catchall; admixture, alloy, amalgam, blend, combination, commixture, composite, compound, fusion, intermixture, mix-up; bollix, chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, dog's breakfast [chiefly British], mess, morass, muddle, shambles; imbroglio, knot, snarl, tangle

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