riffraff (noun)
1riffraff — noun Etymology: Middle English ryffe raffe, from rif and raf every single one, from Anglo French rif e raf altogether Date: 15th century 1. a. disreputable persons b. rabble c. one of the riffraff 2. refuse, rubbish • riffraff …
2riffraff — noun /ˈɹɪfɹæf/ The rabble; crowds; the common people. They started charging a modest fee in an effort to keep the riffraff out …
3riffraff — noun this government considers its citizens riffraff and is quick to silence the mere whispers of dissent Syn: rabble, scum, good for nothings, undesirables, lowlifes, hoi polloi, the lowest of the low; informal peasants Ant: elite …
4riffraff — noun disparaging terms for the common people • Syn: ↑rabble, ↑ragtag, ↑ragtag and bobtail • Hypernyms: ↑folk, ↑folks, ↑common people • Hyponyms: ↑ …
5riffraff — /ˈrɪfræf / (say rifraf) noun 1. the worthless or disreputable element of society; the rabble: the riffraff of the city. 2. worthless or low persons. {Middle English rif and raf every particle, things of small value, from Old French rif et raf,… …
6riffraff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rabble, canaille, dregs of society. See populace. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mob, masses, rabble; see people 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. rabble, *dregs of society, peasantry, commoners, hoi… …
7riffraff — riff|raff [ rif,ræf ] noun uncount an insulting word for people who are considered to belong to a low social and economic group and are thought not to know how to behave correctly in social situations …
8ragtag and bobtail — noun disparaging terms for the common people • Syn: ↑rabble, ↑riffraff, ↑ragtag • Hypernyms: ↑folk, ↑folks, ↑common people • Hyponyms: ↑trash …
9lumpenproletariat — noun /lɐmpənproʊləˈtɛɹiət/ a) the lowest stratum of the proletariat b) a social underclass; the riffraff Syn: hoi polloi, mob …
10canaille — noun Etymology: French, from Italian canaglia, from cane dog, from Latin canis more at hound Date: 1661 1. rabble, riffraff 2. proletarian …
