Noun · (informal, somewhat derogatory) The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:commonalty. English · Noun

riff-raff (usually uncountable, plural riff-raffs). Alternative spelling of riffraff · Categories: English lemmas · English nouns · English uncountable ...

riff-raffs. plural of riff-raff · Categories: English non-lemma forms · English noun forms. Hidden categories: Pages with entries · Pages with 1 entry.

Riff Raff, Riffraff, or Riff-Raff, a term for the common people but with negative connotations, may refer to: Contents. 1 In music; 2 Films; 3 Fictional ...

6 дней назад · people with a bad reputation or of a low social class: She says that charging high prices will keep the riff-raff out.

See also: riff-raffs. English. edit. Noun. edit. riffraffs. plural of riffraff · Categories: English non-lemma forms · English noun forms.

1. a : disreputable persons b : rabble c : one of the riffraff 2. refuse, rubbish riffraff adjective Synonyms See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

riff-raff is of multiple origins. Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) formed within English, by clipping or shortening.

"Explained by Skeat as Middle English rif and raf, Old French rif et raf, also rifle et rafle. Rifler, to rifle, ransack. Icelandic hrífa, to catch; rafler ...

noun. people, or a group of people, regarded as disreputable or worthless: a pack of riffraff. the lowest classes; rabble: the riffraff of the city.