riffraff
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈrɪfˌræf/
- Offensive
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gentuza
- I don't think a lot of the riffraff are running.
- keep the riffraff
- deal with the riffraff
- kind of riffraff
What was the biggest misconception about riffraff?
- What was the biggest misconception about riffraff?
- Nevertheless dealing with these peasants and poor townspeople and just, you know, from his point of view, riffraff who were strong in North Africa.
- The grifting of this man, the flea market, the riffraff, the Knick knacks.
Examples
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The town's filling up with riffraff.
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You know, they keep out the riffraff.
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It's dangerous to drive alone through all that riffraff.
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The riffraff of the coast could make their way through life without the assistance of Uncle Sam.
Fiction book (1995) -
But we had security guards to deal with the riffraff.
Fiction book (1999) -
I don't run with riffraff, and I only drink on the weekend.
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"We've got a lot of riffraff, though.
Fiction book (1993) -
And as for this hotel, I was not aware its clientele included such riffraff.
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Who were the dangerous characters: golf course saboteurs, looters, or just the usual riffraff?
Fiction book (1991) -
The restaurant's owner refused to let any riffraff enter his establishment.
Synonyms
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7.2
A large noisy crowd of people who are hard to control
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9.9
People seen as low and not respected by others
A mixed group of ordinary people who seem unimportant
Antonyms
How Disreputable
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word riffraff comes from a repeated pair, riff + raff, that long ago meant 'rubbish' or 'worthless', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of two bits of trash stuck together. So, riffraff is used for people seen as 'undesirable' or 'disreputable'.