ragtag
adjective /ˈræɡtæɡ/
/ˈræɡtæɡ/
[usually before noun] (informal)- (of a group of people or an organization) not well organized; giving a bad impression
- a ragtag band of rebels
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRagtag is used with these nouns:- army
- band
- bunch
- …
Word Originearly 19th cent.: superseding earlier tag-rag and tag and rag (see rag sense 1, tag).