disapproving
: people who are not respectable : people who have very low social status
Try not to associate with that riffraff.
—often used in a humorous or exaggerated way to suggest the attitudes of wealthy and powerful peopleThe doorman kept the riffraff out of the hotel.
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“Riffraff.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/riffraff. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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