raff

Meaning

Noun

1. A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse.
2. The common rabble or mob; riffraff.
3. A low fellow; a churl.

Verb

To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep.

Synonyms

riffraff

brock

caitiff

clutch

creep

crowds

crud

crum

crump

drip

frog

🐸

fucker

gink

gook

grifter

heck

hotpot

jerk

jumble

large quantity

lowlife

low life

rabble

ragtag

riff-raff

rip

rotter

schlep

schlepp

schmo

schmuck

schnook

scum

scut

shit

💩

slicker

slime

so and so

son of a bitch

son of a gun

stinker

thug

turd

ratfink

scumbag

smooth operator

schmoe

mother fucker

scum bag

slimebag

Translations

ayaktakımı

Gesindel

Hundsfott

Schweinehund

Geseindel

Sumpfblute

- Arschloch

Abschaum -s

κυκεών

συρφετός

racaille

🧑‍🤝‍🧑

Dreckskerl

gentaglia

plebaglia

plebe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹæf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: raf

Cognate with German: raffen

In summary

From Middle English raf, from Old French raffer, of Germanic origin; compare German raffen, akin to rap (“to snatch”). Compare riffraff, rip (“to tear”).