Riffraff

/ˈɹɪfɹæf/

Synonyms for "riffraff" (64 found)

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Closest matches (13)

Noun(3 words)

rabble commonalty commoners

bilge bilgewater canaille carrion cattle chaff clamjamfry collateral cur debris

Strong matches (19)

dishwater ditchwater dregsdregs of societydust garbage junk kelter litter lumber mass masses mob offal offscourings

Noun(3 words)

dregs lowlife mob

Adjective(1 words)

lumpen

Related words (32)

offscum proletariat raffragtag and bobtailrefuse rout rubbish rubble scrap scumscum of the earthscurf sewage sewerage shoddy slop slops slough sordes swill

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swinish multitudetrash truck unwashed vermin waste

Noun(6 words)

populace rabbles ragtagragtag and bobtailscum scums

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More general

7 entries

common peoplecrowd folk folks people populationsocial group

More specific

6 entries

hoodlums loutsstreet toughsthugsunskilled workersurban poor

Collocations

6 entries

riffraff behaviorriffraff crowdriffraff elementriffraff politicsthe riffraffurban riffraff

Inflections

1 entries

riffraffs

Derivations

4 entries

riffraffery riffraffish riffraffishly riffraffishness

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

Source: wiktionary

Agent Beeman (Noah Emmerich): I think we got him. / Special Agent Gaad (Richard Thomas): Who? / Agent Beeman: I-I-I don't know. The guy who killed Chris, the--the Russians, the whole damn thing maybe. / Special Agent Gaad: You want to sit down? / Agent Beeman: The guy from the salvage yard who hocked the ring, and he does business with some riffraff from the projects.

Source: wiktionary

Mom: [Walks away with King Pridemoor.] / King Knight: 'MOM, WAIT! ..... MOM!! *SIGH* WELL, FINALLY, THE RIFF-RAFF... AND MY MOM, ARE GONE.'

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