tag, rag, and bobtail

noun

ˌtag-ˌrag-ən-ˈbäb-ˌtāl How to pronounce tag, rag, and bobtail (audio)
variants or tagrag and bobtail
Definition of tag, rag, and bobtailnext
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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  1. populace
  2. public
  3. trash
  4. people
  5. proletariat
  6. rabble
  7. rout
  8. scum
Noun
  • No one can say for sure how this is going to affect the populace on a near-term and long-term basis.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • But Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina, and Nevada composed a good crossroads of America’s populace and sentiment in 2024.
    The Editors, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of populace
Noun
  • Vanderbilt Mortgage remains committed to protecting the American public's access to fair lending services while providing a path to homeownership for hardworking families.
    Matthew Impelli, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • And colleges and universities need to do a much better job articulating their value proposition, not only to prospective students and families, but to legislators, business leaders, and the broader public.
    David Rosowsky, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of public
Noun
  • Nothing forced him to talk a little trash before the last game.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The broken furniture, old clothing, drug paraphernalia and stacks of lottery tickets inside would eventually become 22 truckloads of trash.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of trash
Noun
  • Instead, it was mistakenly sent to nearly 10 million people, McGowan said.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Still, several people posted what appeared to be drone photos and videos of the restricted areas online.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of people
Noun
  • Inspired by Karl Marx, the Bolsheviks dreamed of a world communist revolution and held special expectations for Germany, Marx’s homeland, and for its proletariat.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2023
  • The first scenario does much more to reduce poverty, demonstrating the importance of permanently expanding access to unemployment insurance to workers with nontraditional jobs—part-timers, freelancers, and other members of the gig economy’s swelling proletariat.
    Matthew Desmond, The New York Review of Books, 28 Dec. 2023
Definition of proletariat
Noun
  • There was little-to-no doubt Jurgen Klopp’s side were going to defeat Ralf Rangnick’s under-interim-management rabble that day.
    Carl Anka, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Advertisement From start to finish, pure madness, amid a rabble that never calmed, never quieted, never quit.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of rabble
Noun
  • The losing streak extended to six games, for the second such time, capped off by a 40-7 Los Angeles Chargers rout at Gillette Stadium on Dec. 28.
    Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Here are five takeaways from UCLA’s first loss in Big Ten play: Continue reading here USC BASKETBALL JuJu Watkins had 23 points and 14 rebounds to help No. 4 USC rout Rutgers 92-42 on Sunday night, handing the Scarlet Knights their worst loss in school history.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of rout
Noun
  • Similarly, soap scum, moisture, and grime can seep into the grout in the bathroom, staining and discoloring the grout lines.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The vinegar will break down any remaining bits of food, grease, soap scum, residue, and any other leftover grime.
    Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of scum
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