- riffraff riff·raff n
- ['rɪfˌræf]
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riffraff riff·raff n
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Riff Raff — Riff Raff, Riff Raff, or Riffraff may refer to:* Riff Raff , an album by Dave Edmunds * Riff Raff (band), a UK progressive rock band * Riff Raff (cat), an alley cat in the animated series The Catillac Cats * Riff Raff (hunchback), a character in… … Wikipedia
riff|raff — «RIHF RAF», noun, adjective. –n. 1. worthless people: »Bourgeois…is an epithet which the riffraff apply to what is respectable (Anthony Hope). SYNONYM(S): rabble. 2. trash. SYNONYM(S): rubbish. –adj. = worthless. (Cf. ↑worthless) … Useful english dictionary
Riff Raff — Cette page de paronymie regroupe plusieurs sujets et articles ayant des noms aux graphies très similaires. Riff Raff Riff Raff peut se rapporter à : Dave Edmunds (1984) Riff Raff, un groupe de punk rock formé par Billy Bragg en 1977… … Wikipédia en Français
riff-raff — [[t]rɪ̱f ræf[/t]] also riffraff N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If you refer to a group of people as riff raff, you disapprove of them because you think they are not respectable … English dictionary
riff·raff — /ˈrıfˌræf/ noun [noncount] disapproving : people who are not respectable : people who have very low social status Try not to associate with that riffraff. often used in a humorous or exaggerated way to suggest the attitudes of wealthy and… … Useful english dictionary
Riffraff — Riff raff , n. [OE. rif and raf every particle, OF. rif et raf. CF. {Raff}, and 1st {Rifle}.] Sweepings; refuse; the lowest order of society. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
riffraff — 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 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
riffraff — riff·raff … English syllables
riffraff — riff•raff [[t]ˈrɪfˌræf[/t]] n. 1) disreputable people 2) the lowest classes; rabble 3) trash; rubbish • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME rif and raf every particle, things of small value < OF rif et raf … From formal English to slang
riffraff — see riff raff … English dictionary
raff — /raf/, n. riffraff; rabble. [1665 75; extracted from RIFF RAFF] * * * … Universalium
