Something like "ragtag group"

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I'm looking for a word/phrase that means "a team quickly put together from miscellaneous people".

It is NOT "ragtag group"/"motley crew".

I think it is "[something] team"

thesaurus.com/browse/motley : mixed, varied disparate assorted conglomerate dappled diversified mingled mixed variegated — mplungjan, Commented Feb 24, 2014 at 13:20
@mplungjan I had already checked :) I'm afraid it's something a little more slangish — d'alar'cop, Commented Feb 24, 2014 at 13:21
merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ragtag : eclectic diverse sundry and many more — mplungjan, Commented Feb 24, 2014 at 13:23
Ah, ok. Please next time include your investigations - how about multitudinous — mplungjan, Commented Feb 24, 2014 at 13:27
In the context of a team for sports or other competition this might be called a 'scratch team' — aPaulT, Commented Feb 24, 2014 at 13:52

aPaulT · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-24 14:59:11Z

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In the context of a team for sport or other competitions this could be called a 'scratch team'.

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answered Feb 24, 2014 at 14:59

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Brian Hooper · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-24 14:03:57Z

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If you want a more "official" sounding term you could try ad hoc:-

for the special purpose or end presently under consideration: a committee formed ad hoc to deal with the issue.

answered Feb 24, 2014 at 14:03

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