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riffraff

n.
US //ˈɹɪˌfɹæf// UK //ɹˈɪfɹæf// riffraff Informal Vulgar
Synonyms
Origin

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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