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riffraff

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riff·raff  (rfrf)
n.
1. People regarded as disreputable or worthless.
2. Rubbish; trash.
[Middle English riffe raffe, from rif and raf, one and all, from Anglo-Norman rif et raf, rifle et rafle : Old French rifler, to rifle; see rifle2 + Old French raffler, to carry off (from raffle, act of seizing; see raffle1).]
riffraff
Noun
worthless or disreputable people [Old French rif et raf]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.riffraff - disparaging terms for the common people
ragtag, ragtag and bobtail, rabble
common people, folk, folks - people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"
scum, trash - worthless people
Translations
riffraff [ˈrɪfræf] n → chusma, gentuza
riffraff [ˈrɪfræf] n → racaille f
riffraff [ˈrɪfræf] n → Gesindel nt
riffraff [ˈrɪfræf] n → canaglia, gentaglia


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He scoffed at them as adventures, mountebanks, sideshow riffraff, dime museum freaks; he assailed their showy titles with measureless derision; he said they were back-alley barbers disguised as nobilities, peanut peddlers masquerading as gentlemen, organ-grinders bereft of their brother monkey.
Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context
All the riffraff of the kingdom seemed to be comprehended in it; and all drunk at that.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
He would entertain there the factor of Taiohae, captains of wandering traders, and all the best of the South Pacific riffraff.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
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