to raff
9.9
To gather things quickly and without care
- verb
- /ræf/
- Archaic
:
recoger
- At the end of the event, volunteers raff all the leftover food into boxes for donation.
Examples
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He decided to raff his old toys together and give them to charity.
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She quickly raff the scattered papers into a neat pile.
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Guess you have to keep the riff-raff out somehow, eh?
Blog text (14) -
After this was related, Tan had thrown out the idea of riff-raffing some pussy if it showed up.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
11
5.1
To quickly make or find something, often food, using what you have
focuses on collecting things quickly rather than preparing or making them
to rifle
vsto raff
8
6.7
To search quickly and carelessly through places like drawers to steal things
collects items quickly without careful searching or systematic order
1
9.9
To take something quickly, often without permission
collects items quickly in a careless way rather than specifically stealing
9.4
To pack your things quickly to get ready to leave
collects items quickly for any purpose, not only to prepare to move on
Antonyms
How Carefully
to organize
662
1.6
- US
662
1.6
to gather
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
to throw together
22
3.5
- Informal
22
3.5
to raff
- Archaic
to snatch
136
3.0
136
3.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the verb raff is to imagine someone quickly grabbing the raff (the 'junk') into a pile. So to raff is to gather or collect things fast and a little carelessly.