ragbag

noun

Etymology: Compound of rag + bag.

1. A bag of rags and scraps.
2. A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things; a smorgasbord.

   “The pages that constitute "Anna Livia Plurabelle" are surely the most easily decipherable in that masterly and monstrous ragbag of a book.”

   “In our ragbag of stereotypes, ostriches have thus become the quintessential dim-witted animals. Even the Bible says they're dumb, and bad parents too.”

3. A person (especially a woman) of unclean or untidy appearance.

   “Near-synonym: ragtag”

   “Billy and the rest were wooed through gate after gate, and Billy saw his first Russian. The man was all alone in the night—a ragbag with a round, flat face that glowed like a radium dial.”