different between ragbag vs mishmash

English

Etymology

rag +? bag

Noun

ragbag (plural ragbags)

1. A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.

Synonyms

• farrago, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum
• See also Thesaurus:hodgepodge

Translations

References

• “ragbag”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

English

Alternative forms

• mish-mash
• mishmosh

Etymology

From Old English as reduplication of mash. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Miskmask and German Mischmasch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m???mæ?/
• Rhymes: -æ?

Noun

mishmash (plural mishmashes)

1. A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.

Synonyms

• farrago, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, melting pot, mingle-mangle, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag
• See also Thesaurus:hodgepodge

Translations

Verb

mishmash (third-person singular simple present mishmashes, present participle mishmashing, simple past and past participle mishmashed)

1. (transitive) To mix together, especially in a confused way.
2. (intransitive) To become mixed together.

Anagrams

• Shim Sham, shammish