RIFFRAFF
Dictionary entry overview: What does riffraff mean? • RIFFRAFF (noun)
The noun RIFFRAFF has 1 sense:
1. disparaging terms for the common people
Familiarity information: RIFFRAFF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RIFFRAFF (noun)
Meaning:
Disparaging terms for the common people
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
ragtag; ragtag and bobtail; riffraff; rabble
Hypernyms ("riffraff" is a kind of...):
common people; folk; folks (people in general (often used in the plural))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "riffraff"):
scum; trash (worthless people)
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