ragtag and bobtail

ragtag and bobtail

noun

Definition of RAGTAG AND BOBTAIL

: rabble

Examples of RAGTAG AND BOBTAIL

1. <locals complained that rental housing would attract the ragtag and bobtail to their well-groomed suburb>

Origin of RAGTAG AND BOBTAIL

¹rag + ¹tag

First Known Use: 1820

Related to RAGTAG AND BOBTAIL

Synonyms: proletariat, rabblement, rabble, riffraff, rout, scum, tag, rag, and bobtail (or tagrag and bobtail), trash, unwashed

Antonyms: A-list, aristocracy, elite, gentry, quality, society, upper class, upper crust

Related Words: dregs; commoners, commons, herd, hoi polloi, masses, millions, mob, multitude, people, plebeians, populace, public, rank and file; bourgeoisie, middle class, working class

Near Antonyms: elect, establishment; gentlefolk (also gentlefolks), nobility, peerage

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