Hypertext Webster Gateway: "riffraff"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Riffraff \Riff"raff`\, n. [OE. rif and raf every particle, OF.
rif et raf. CF. {Raff}, and 1st {Rifle}.]
Sweepings; refuse; the lowest order of society. --Beau. & Fl.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
riffraff
n : disparaging terms for the common people [syn: {rabble}, {ragtag},
{ragtag and bobtail}]
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