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riffraff

noun riff·raff \ˈrif-ˌraf\

: people who are not respectable : people who have very low social status

Full Definition of RIFFRAFF

1
a :  disreputable persons
b :  rabble
c :  one of the riffraff
2
:  refuse, rubbish
— riffraff adjective
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Origin of RIFFRAFF

Middle English ryffe raffe, from rif and raf every single one, from Anglo-French rif e raf altogether
First Known Use: 15th century

Related to RIFFRAFF

Synonyms
chaff, deadwood, debris, dreck (also drek), dross, dust, effluvium (also effluvia), junk, litter, offal, offscouring, raffle, refuse, garbage, rubbish, scrap, spilth, trash, truck, waste
Antonyms
A-list, aristocracy, elite, gentry, quality, society, upper class, upper crust

Rhymes with RIFFRAFF

agrafe, bar graph, behalf, carafe, chiffchaff, cowlstaff, digraph, distaff, Falstaff, flagstaff, Flagstaff, giraffe, half-staff, horselaugh, kenaf, line graph, mooncalf, paraph, pikestaff, tipstaff
RIFFRAFF Defined for Kids

riffraff

noun riff·raff \ˈrif-ˌraf\

Definition of RIFFRAFF for Kids

:  a group of people who are not considered respectable or honest

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