RIFFRAFF


Meaning of RIFFRAFF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrif-ˌraf ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English ryffe raffe, from rif and raf every single one, from Anglo-French rif e raf altogether

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : disreputable persons

b. : rabble

c. : one of the riffraff

2. : refuse , rubbish

• riffraff adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.