raggle-taggle

raggle-taggle
adjective Etymology: irregular from ragtag Date: 1904 motley

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  • raggle-taggle — adj. (also wraggle taggle) ragged; rambling, straggling. Etymology: app. fanciful var. of RAGTAG …   Useful english dictionary

  • raggle-taggle — /rag euhl tag euhl/, adj. ragtag. [1900 05; alter. of RAGTAG] * * * …   Universalium

  • raggle-taggle — adjective untidy and scruffy. Origin early 20th cent.: appar. a fanciful var. of ragtag …   English new terms dictionary

  • raggle-taggle — rag·gle tag·gle …   English syllables

  • raggle-taggle — rag•gle tag•gle [[t]ˈræg əlˈtæg əl[/t]] adj. motley; ragtag …   From formal English to slang

  • raggle-taggle — /ˈrægəl tægəl/ (say raguhl taguhl) adjective motley; unkempt …  

  • wraggle-taggle — var. of RAGGLE TAGGLE. * * * wraggle taggle var. raggle taggle a. and n …   Useful english dictionary

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