Omnium-gatherum

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Omnium-gatherum \Om`ni*um-gath"er*um\, n. [A macaronic compound
     of L. omnium, gen. pl. of omnis all, and E. gather.]
     A miscellaneous collection of things or persons; a confused
     mixture; a medley; a hodgepodge. [Colloq. & Humorous]
     --Selden.
  


     Syn: hotchpotch, odds and ends, farrago, motley collection.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  omnium-gatherum
       n : a motley assortment of things [syn: {odds and ends}, {oddments},
            {melange}, {farrago}, {ragbag}, {hodgepodge}, {mishmash},
            {mingle-mangle}, {hotchpotch}]