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Riffraff

//ˈɹɪfɹæf// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position. derogatory, informal, uncountable, usually

    "They started charging a modest fee in an effort to keep the riffraff out."

  2. 2
    disparaging terms for the common people wordnet
  3. 3
    Sweepings; refuse. informal, uncountable, usually

Etymology

From Old French rif et raf (“one and all”), of Germanic origin. The first word is from rifler (“to scrape off”) and the last is from raffler, related to rafler (“to plunder”).

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