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riffraff

riff·raff

The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or positionThe rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.

/ˈɹɪfɹæf/

Значення

значень: 2

(зневажливе, розмовне, незлічуване, зазвичай)The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.
They started charging a modest fee in an effort to keep the riffraff out.
Pöbel, Plebs, gemeines Volk
че́рньčérnʹ, сбро́дsbród, бы́длоbýdlo
(розмовне, незлічуване, зазвичай)Sweepings; refuse.

Ще визначення

disparaging terms for the common people

Переклади

мов: 7

Русский

the rabble:

Deutsch

the rabble:

Походження

From Old French rif et raf (“one and all”), of Germanic origin. The first word is from rif

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”).

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