TAG, RAG, AND BOBTAILS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

tag, rag, and bobtail

noun

ˌtag-ˌrag-ən-ˈbäb-ˌtāl

variants or tagrag and bobtail

as in ragtag and bobtail

people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class in an apparent effort to keep out the city's tag, rag, and bobtail, the restaurant charges royally high prices for mediocre food

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Noun

Their past two victories against Switzerland and Egypt came with the help of controversial calls that had the soccer-watching populace buzzing about potential favoritism toward Argentina.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
Trump’s decision to deploy these soldiers has thoroughly spooked a populace that already distrusts the president.

— Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Definition of populace

Noun

Mark Cavendish sprinted to five stage victories, while the French public had something to celebrate about with six stage victories.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 19 July 2026
The two had earned more than $650 million through stock sales since taking the company public and bought two private luxury jets, according to the lawsuit and securities filings.

— Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026

Definition of public

Noun

The case broke open when a Grapevine detective obtained a covert DNA sample from soda bottles in Brown’s trash in Colorado.

— Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026
When the case was reopened, detectives worked with the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado, where Brown was living at the time, to obtain DNA from soda bottles found in his trash.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of trash

Noun

Their tardiness, which saw the start delayed by half an hour, was continued on the field with India looking like a rabble in the face of the onslaught from Buttler and Brook.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 12 July 2026
At the same time, Democratic leaders, backed by a rabble, stormed City Hall and seized control of the local government.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026

Definition of rabble

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Beasley, ever the showman, actually planted a kiss on KU forward Carlton Bragg’s cheek as the Cats enjoyed every moment of Tuesday’s rout.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Last week's rout in chip stocks is producing some cautious optimism on Wall Street that now could be a good time to reenter the sector.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Definition of rout

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