mingle-mangle

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mingle-mangle - a motley assortment of things

farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag

assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"

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It was summer and Bourke Street was a feverish mingle-mangle of revellers, businessmen, prostitutes and drunks, all of whom jostled to catch a glimpse of Annie.

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This mingle-mangle of Roman classes was clearly not the "Welcome

Coriolanus

The nightgown full of mingle-mangle must now be lowered into a "stainless steel hoop resting on the circular pressboard of the draining table.