riffraff

Meaning

1. (derogatory, informal, uncountable, usually) The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.
2. (informal, uncountable, usually) Sweepings; refuse.

Synonyms

rabble

mob

ragtag

ragtag and bobtail

canaille

scum

raff

hoi polloi

creep

crowd

crowds

crud

crum

crump

dregs

drip

frog

🐸

fucker

gink

good for nothing

gook

grifter

heck

hooliganism

jerk

lowlife

low life

masses

outcast

riff-raff

rip

rotter

rubbish

schlep

schlepp

schmo

schmuck

schnook

scut

shit

💩

slicker

slime

small fry

so and so

son of a bitch

son of a gun

stinker

throng

thug

turd

Translations

Gesindel

racaille

🧑‍🤝‍🧑

plebaglia

Pöbel

gentaglia

canaille

gespuis

canalla

plebe

marmaglia

teppa

όχλος

συρφετός

رعاع

αλητεία

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɪfɹæf/

Etymology

From Old French rif et raf (“one and all”), of Germanic origin. The first word is from rifler (“to scrape off”) and the last is from raffler, related to rafler (“to plunder”).