Definitions for riffraffˈrɪfˌræf
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
riff•raffˈrɪfˌræf(n.)
disreputable people.
the lowest classes; rabble.
trash; rubbish.
Origin of riffraff:
1425–75; late ME rif and raf every particle, things of small value < OF rif et raf
Princeton's WordNet
rabble, riffraff, ragtag, ragtag and bobtail(noun)
disparaging terms for the common people
Wiktionary
riffraff(Noun)
The rabble; crowds; the common people.
They started charging a modest fee in an effort to keep the riffraff out.
riffraff(Noun)
low class, ghetto, indigent
Webster Dictionary
Riffraff(noun)
sweepings; refuse; the lowest order of society
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