mingle-mangle vs mixed bag

mingle-mangle

noun
  • A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. 

verb
  • To mix in a disorderly way; to make a mess of. 

mixed bag

noun
  • Any bag containing a mixture of something. 

  • A group of entities with few characteristics in common. 

  • Something tending to have both good and bad results or characteristics; something having a mixture of advantages and disadvantages. 

How often have the words mingle-mangle and mixed bag occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )