riffraff (noun)

  • 41dregs — plural noun 1) the dregs from a bottle of wine Syn: sediment, deposit, residue, accumulation, sludge, lees, grounds, remains; technical residuum 2) the dregs of humanity Syn: scum, refuse, riffraff …

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  • 42herd — 1. noun 1) a herd of cows Syn: drove, flock, pack, fold; group, collection 2) a herd of actors Syn: crowd, group, bunch, horde, mob, host, pack …

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  • 43mob — 1. noun 1) troops dispersed the mob Syn: crowd, horde, multitude, rabble, mass, throng, group, gang, gathering, assemblage 2) (Mob) he was hiding from the Mob Syn …

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  • 44trash — 1. noun 1) the subway entrance was blocked with trash Syn: garbage, refuse, waste, litter, junk, debris, detritus, rubbish 2) if they read at all, they read trash Syn: junk, dross, dreck …

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  • 45canaille — /kæˈnaɪ/ (say ka nuy) noun riffraff; the rabble: *But remember that canaille cannot become aristocrats, and do not marry among the bourgeoisie. –g.b. lancaster, 1933. {French, from Italian canaglia, from cane dog, from Latin canis} …

  • 46ca|naille — «kuh NAYL; French ka NAH yuh», noun. the lowest class of people; rabble; riffraff. ╂[< French canaille < Italian canaglia < cane dog < Latin canis] …

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  • 47dog|ger|y — «DG uhr ee, DOG », noun, plural ger|ies. 1. mean or mischievous action or conduct. 2. dogs. 3. worthless people; rabble; riffraff. 4. U.S. Slang. a cheap saloon; bar …

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  • 48riff|raff — «RIHF RAF», noun, adjective. –n. 1. worthless people: »Bourgeois…is an epithet which the riffraff apply to what is respectable (Anthony Hope). SYNONYM(S): rabble. 2. trash. SYNONYM(S): rubbish. –adj. = worthless. (Cf. ↑worthless) …

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  • 49tag|rag — «TAG RAG», noun. 1. the riffraff; rabble. 2. a shred; tatter …

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