RAGTAG AND BOBTAIL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Disparaging terms for the common people

Synonyms:

rabble; ragtag; ragtag and bobtail; riffraff

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("ragtag and bobtail" is a kind of...):

common people; folk; folks (people in general (often used in the plural))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ragtag and bobtail"):

scum; trash (worthless people)

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