Ragtag and bobtail
Ragtag and bobtail noun - People looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class.
Usage example: locals complained that rental housing would attract the ragtag and bobtail to their well-groomed suburb
Rank and file and ragtag and bobtail are semantically related in lowest common denominator topic. In some cases you can use "Rank and file" instead a noun phrase "Ragtag and bobtail".
Rank and file
Rank and file noun - The body of the community as contrasted with the elite.
Usage example: the chosen few might have the opportunity for a trip in the space shuttle, but it will be a while before the rank and file are taking space trips
Ragtag and bobtail and rank and file are semantically related in derogatory topic. You can use "Ragtag and bobtail" instead a noun phrase "Rank and file", if it concerns topics such as hoi polloi.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- people and ragtag and bobtail
- people and rank and file
- populace and ragtag and bobtail
- populace and rank and file
- crowd and ragtag and bobtail
- crowd and rank and file
- mob and ragtag and bobtail
- mob and rank and file
- trash and ragtag and bobtail
- trash and rank and file
- multitude and ragtag and bobtail
- multitude and rank and file
- mass and ragtag and bobtail
- mass and rank and file
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