riffraff (noun)
31raff — I. ˈraf, ˈraa(ə)f, ˈraif noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English raf, perhaps from Middle French raffe, rafle act of snatching, sweeping more at raffle 1. dialect Britain a. : hodgepodge …
32tagrag — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: tag (I) + rag 1. : ragtag 2. : a loosely connected tag II. adjective : shabby …
33trash — I. noun Etymology: Middle English trasch fallen leaves and twigs, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect trask rubbish; Old Norse tros fallen leaves and twigs, Old English trus Date: circa 1518 1. something worth little or… …
34mob — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rabble, riffraff; hoi polloi; common herd, canaille; crowd, populace.See assemblage. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A disorderly crowd of people] Syn. swarm, rabble, throng, press, multitude, horde, rout,… …
35people — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See humanity, populace. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Humankind] Syn. humanity, mankind, the human race; see man 1 . 2. [A body of persons having racial or social ties] Syn. nationality, tribe, community;… …
36populace — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Common people Nouns 1. populace; the people, multitude, crowd, masses; bourgeoisie; commonalty; democracy; common people, lower classes, hoi polloi, rank and file, the ruck, folk, proletariat, plebs,… …
37uncleanness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Dirtiness Nouns 1. uncleanness, impurity; filth, defilement, contamination, soilure; abomination; taint; malodorousness; decay, putrescence, putrefaction; corruption, mold, must, mildew, dry rot;… …
38dreg — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Matter that settles on a bottom or collects on a surface by a natural process. Often used in plural: deposit, lees, precipitate, precipitation, sediment. See LEFTOVER. 2. A group of persons regarded as the lowest… …
39lumpenproletariat — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A group of persons regarded as the lowest class: dreg (often used in plural), rabble, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, trash. Slang: scum. Idioms: scum of the earth, tag and rag, the great unwashed. See OVER, RICH …
40ragtag and bobtail — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A group of persons regarded as the lowest class: dreg (often used in plural), lumpenpro letanat, rabble, riffraff, trash. Slang: scum. Idioms: scum of the earth, tag and rag, the great unwashed. See OVER, RICH …
