riffraff en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɹɪfɹæf/
Etymology
From Old French rif et raf (“one and all”), of Germanic origin. The first word is from rifler (“to scrape off”) and the last is from raffler, related to rafler (“to plunder”).
Meanings
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(derogatory, informal, uncountable, usually) The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.
Mom: [Walks away with King Pridemoor.] / King Knight: 'MOM, WAIT! ..... MOM!! *SIGH* WELL, FINALLY, THE RIFF-RAFF... AND MY MOM, ARE GONE.'
2019 December 10, Yacht Club Games, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Nintendo 3DS, scene: ending:Agent Beeman (Noah Emmerich): I think we got him. / Special Agent Gaad (Richard Thomas): Who? / Agent Beeman: I-I-I don't know. The guy who killed Chris, the--the Russians, the whole damn thing maybe. / Special Agent Gaad: You want to sit down? / Agent Beeman: The guy from the salvage yard who hocked the ring, and he does business with some riffraff from the projects.
2013, “Only You” (20:08 from the start), in The Americans, season 1, episode 10:They started charging a modest fee in an effort to keep the riffraff out.
- (informal, uncountable, usually) Sweepings; refuse.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| riff-raff | alternative | lexicographic | |
| riffraffs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
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Synonyms
riffraff · working class · plebs · commonality · herd · general public · multitude · proletariat · peasantry · rabble · unwashed · mob · trash · great unhosed · third estate · populace · lower class · odds and sods · rank and file · unwashed masses · masses · canaille · hoi polloi · many · great unwashed · commonage · demos · everyone · crowd · commonalty
Translations (77)
ca trepa (the rabble) · ar رَعَاع (the rabble) · ru бы́дло (the rabble) · sh raja (the rabble) · ro plebe (the rabble) · vo lupöp (the rabble) · nl rapalje (the rabble) · fr tout-venant (the rabble) · es flaite (the rabble) · cy gwehilion (the rabble) · grc συρφετός (the rabble) · sv kreti och pleti (the rabble) · sk chamraď (the rabble) · sh ȍloš (the rabble) · ga daoscar (the rabble) · fi rahvas (the rabble) · it coatto (the rabble) · da pøbel (the rabble) · sv patrask (the rabble) · grc σύρφαξ (the rabble) · is skríll (the rabble) · cy poblach (the rabble) · gl xentualla (the rabble) · nl gepeupel (the rabble) · ga sloigisc (the rabble) · fr racaille (the rabble) · nl schorremorrie (the rabble) · is illþýði (the rabble) · cmn 下等人 (the rabble) · ro gloată (the rabble) · sv pöbel (the rabble) · pt gentalha (the rabble) · sv pack (the rabble) · de Pöbel (the rabble) · cmn 烏合之眾 /乌合之众 (the rabble) · es gentuza (the rabble) · cs chátra (the rabble) · pt ralé (the rabble) · cs lůza (the rabble) · cs sebranka (the rabble) · ja 有象無象 (the rabble) · ca gentalla (the rabble) · ru сбро́д (the rabble) · ja 下層階級 (the rabble) · fr plèbe (the rabble) · el αληταρία (the rabble) · et rahvarämps (the rabble) · es chusma (the rabble) · it lazzarone (the rabble) · sh šljam (the rabble) · is pakk (the rabble) · fr canaille (the rabble) · es gleba (the rabble) · cmn 流氓 (the rabble) · sk bagáž (the rabble) · nl geteisem (the rabble) · cmn 廢物 /废物 (the rabble) · ga gramaisc (the rabble) · fr masses (the rabble) · de Plebs (the rabble) · es gente de baja estofa (the rabble) · es picanterío (the rabble) · it tamarro (the rabble) · fr populace (the rabble) · fr commun des mortels (the rabble) · ru че́рнь (the rabble) · da pak (the rabble) · fi roskaväki (the rabble) · tr ayaktakımı (the rabble) · de gemeines Volk (the rabble) · sk zberba (the rabble) · sh о̏лош (the rabble) · ja 下層民 (the rabble) · nl tuig (the rabble) · es gentualla (the rabble) · cmn 賤民 /贱民 (the rabble) · cs pakáž (the rabble)