Riff Raff

Disreputable common crowd

Riffraff refers to people considered disreputable, worthless, or of low social standing—the dregs of society: The club's doorman kept out the riffraff.

The term dismisses a group as undesirable or beneath consideration.

It can be used playfully among friends or contemptuously about outsiders.

Also spelled riff-raff or riff raff.

Related

hoodlum · vagabond · miscreant · dregs · outcasts · ruffian · ragamuffin · street urchin · hooligans · undesirables · punks · thugs · delinquents · mob · rowdy · troublemakers · street · gutter

Categories
Opposites
social status and class

Riff Raffelite

Superior select group

aristocracy · upper class · nobility · gentry · high society

perceived character and respectability

Riff Raffpillars of society

Esteemed community supporters

good people · gentlefolk · ladies and gentlemen · polite society

perceived value/desirability

Riff Raffthe elect

Predestined saved souls

crème de la crème · pillars of society · worthies · notables · luminaries

Family

riff, raffle, raffish

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Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG