riff-raff

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Riff-raff a rabble; a mob; persons of the lowest class in the community. See also raff.

Examples: riff-raff of knaves, 1486; of the parish, 1686; of the people, 1619; of the scribbling rascality, 1593; of the world, 1545.

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riff-raff

noun rabble, undesirables, scum, hoi polloi, dregs of society, canaille (French), ragtag and bobtail That helps to keep out the riff-raff.

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riff-raff [ˈrɪfræf] N → gentuza f, chusma f
and all the riff-raff of the neighbourhood → y todos los sinvergüenzas del barrio

riff-raff riffraff [ˈrɪfræf] n → racaille f

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canaille common people Consequences crowd dregs elite folk folks herd hoi polloi loach mob parcel rabble raff raffle Ragabash ragtag ragtag and bobtail			He loved people of doubtful occupations and shifty purposes; and his acquaintance among the riff-raff that frequents the bars of London was enormous. Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context Ye can apollygise to riff-raff of the streets for settin' yer unhandy feet on the tails of their frocks, but ye'd walk on the neck of yer wife the length of a clothes-line without so much as a 'Kiss me fut,' and I'm sure it's that long from rubberin' out the windy for ye and the victuals cold such as there's money to buy after drinkin' up yer wages at Gallegher's every Saturday evenin', and the gas man here twice to-day for his. The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context I am a bit of dirty riff-raff, and a genuine scrap of tag, rag, and bobtail. Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context			Ridley ridotto Rie Rie grass Rief Riefenstahl Riel Riemann Riemann (Georg Friedrich) Bernhard Riemannian Riemannian geometry riempie Rienzi Riesling Riesman Rietboc Rievaulx Abbey Rif Rifacimento Rifadin rifampicin rifampin rifamycin rife Riff riff-raff Riffian riffle riffler riffola riffraff rifle rifle ball rifle butt rifle green rifle grenade Rifle pit rifle range rifle shot riflebird rifled rifleman rifleman bird Rifler riflery riflescope rifling rift Rift Valley Rift Valley fever rift zone			RIFAV Rifaximin RIFB RIFC RIFCA RIFCB RIFCO RIFCU RIFD RIFDA RIFDS rife rife rife RIFEES RIFEL rifeness rifeness rifer rifer rifest rifest riff riff riff riff riff Riff of the Week Riff Raff RIFF-based MIDI file format riff-raff Riffa Views Bahrain International Garden Show Riffa Views International School riffed riffed Riffer Riffer Riffer Riffi Riffi Riffian Riffian Riffians Riffians Riffians riffing riffing riffle riffle Riffle, Riffle, Strip, Riffle riffled riffled riffled through riffled through Riffler Riffler rifflers rifflers riffles riffles riffles through

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