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Definition of "riffraff" [riff•raff]

  • People regarded as disreputable or worthless. (noun)
  • Rubbish; trash. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "riffraff" in a sentence
  • "I think the Campbells using the term riffraff (one word by the way) was unfortunate, because from context they mean criminals and the term riffraff has additional social class connotations that are inappropriate."
  • "And yet, for a city of this size, more than the usual combing of the riffraff is necessary."
  • "The titled riffraff that had adorned the Louis XV-du"