raggle-taggle /ˈɹaɡ(ə)ltaɡ(ə)l/ adjective1 •Disorderly, in a messy or chaotic state; ragged.The cocky little foot soldiers who had mopped up the north Burma jungle saw a knot of blue-grey, raggle-taggle men at the junction and wanted to fire on them. — 1945 formsmore raggle-taggle · most raggle-taggle