/ ˈræfɪʃ; NAmE / adjective
( of sb's behaviour, clothes, etc. ) not very acceptable according to some social standards, but interesting and attractive
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from riff-raff + -ish .
/ ˈræfɪʃ; NAmE / adjective
( of sb's behaviour, clothes, etc. ) not very acceptable according to some social standards, but interesting and attractive
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from riff-raff + -ish .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005