riffraff

[ rif-raf ]

/ ˈrɪfˌræf /

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noun

people, or a group of people, regarded as disreputable or worthless: a pack of riffraff.

the lowest classes; rabble: the riffraff of the city.

trash; rubbish.

adjective

worthless, disreputable, or trashy.

Origin of riffraff

1425–75; late Middle English rif and raf every particle, things of small value <Old French rif et raf, formed on rifler to spoil (see rifle²), raffler to ravage, snatch away

Words nearby riffraff

riff, riffage, riffle, riffler, riffola, riffraff, rifle, rifle bird, rifled slug, rifle green, rifle grenade

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Example sentences from the Web for riffraff

Unheard-of titles were then needed to catch the eye, ridiculous and ghastly frontispieces to tickle the fancy of the riffraff.
The Printed Book|Henri Bouchot
The garrison was a riffraff of all the armies that had wasted Ireland, and they were fighting men fit for their work.
Nuala O'Malley|H. Bedford-Jones
Here all the riffraff that had been unable to establish itself in better quarters had found some sort of a haven.
Police Your Planet|Lester del Rey
If he was of the riffraff of the streets, as his companions were, he was somehow different.
The Lost Prince|Frances Hodgson Burnett

But it is for the best though; if I do not trust to the riffraff of Ujiji, I must wait for other men at least ten months there.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873|David Livingstone

British Dictionary definitions for riffraff

riffraff

/ (ˈrɪfˌræf) /

noun (sometimes functioning as plural)

worthless people, esp collectively; rabble

dialect worthless rubbish

Word Origin for riffraff

C15 rif and raf, from Old French rif et raf; related to rifler to plunder, and rafle a sweeping up; see rifle ², raffle

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单词	riffraff
释义	riffraff [ rif-raf ] / ˈrɪfˌræf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR riffraff ON THESAURUS.COM noun people, or a group of people, regarded as disreputable or worthless: a pack of riffraff. the lowest classes; rabble: the riffraff of the city. trash; rubbish. adjective worthless, disreputable, or trashy. Origin of riffraff 1425–75; late Middle English rif and raf every particle, things of small value <Old French rif et raf, formed on rifler to spoil (see rifle²), raffler to ravage, snatch away Words nearby riffraff riff, riffage, riffle, riffler, riffola, riffraff, rifle, rifle bird, rifled slug, rifle green, rifle grenade Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for riffraff Unheard-of titles were then needed to catch the eye, ridiculous and ghastly frontispieces to tickle the fancy of the riffraff. The Printed Book\|Henri Bouchot The garrison was a riffraff of all the armies that had wasted Ireland, and they were fighting men fit for their work. Nuala O'Malley\|H. Bedford-Jones Here all the riffraff that had been unable to establish itself in better quarters had found some sort of a haven. Police Your Planet\|Lester del Rey If he was of the riffraff of the streets, as his companions were, he was somehow different. The Lost Prince\|Frances Hodgson Burnett But it is for the best though; if I do not trust to the riffraff of Ujiji, I must wait for other men at least ten months there. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873\|David Livingstone British Dictionary definitions for riffraff riffraff / (ˈrɪfˌræf) / noun (sometimes functioning as plural) worthless people, esp collectively; rabble dialect worthless rubbish Word Origin for riffraff C15 rif and raf, from Old French rif et raf; related to rifler to plunder, and rafle a sweeping up; see rifle ², raffle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to riffraff gathering, commonality, vermin, outcast, gang, scum, mob, ring, trash, undesirables, commoners, hoi polloi, lower class, rank and file
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riffraff

noun

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for riffraff

noun (sometimes functioning as plural)

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