Ragtag And Bobtail (Noun)
Meaning
Disparaging terms for the common people.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The politician's condescending tone was clear as he referred to the protesters as a ragtag and bobtail of malcontents.
- The aristocrat looked down her nose at the ragtag and bobtail that crowded the streets on market day.
- In the eyes of the elite, the ragtag and bobtail of the lower classes were only fit for menial labor.
- The phrase "ragtag and bobtail" was often used by the upper class to describe the unwashed masses that gathered at public events.
- The wealthy merchant dismissed the ragtag and bobtail of townspeople as being beneath his notice.