crazy quilt

noun

A quilt made from random patches, without any unifying design.

Meanings

nouncrazy quilt (plural crazy quilts)

plural crazy quilts

  1. A quilt made from random patches, without any unifying design.
  2. broadlyfigurativelyAn uncoordinated jumble of things, ideas, practices, policies, etc.
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