riffraff

Example Sentences

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He has some friends — acquaintances, really — whom he hates, mentally labeling them “the riffraff, the vulgarians, the slobs.”

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2024

Just before the riots he had also responded to a rowdy reception committee in one banlieue by calling them racaille - riffraff.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2023

After all, someone’s gotta clear out the riffraff and the scammers, right?

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2023

Mission said the resolution contains “nothing but the most despicable false testimonials fabricated by a handful of riffraff `defectors.’

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2019

‘At least we are all safe, and if only Papa is well and ...’ ‘I’m going back to Milton, Miss, to get that silver before the riffraff steal it.’

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes