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riff-raff

noun

Meaning

  1. The rabble; crowds; the common people.
  2. Sweepings; refuse.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

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Related words

raffie(English)raffe(English)raggamuffin(English)rat-folk(English)raggabash(English)ragabrash(English)rafie(English)ruffemans(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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