RIFF-RAFF
\ɹˈɪfɹˈaf], \ɹˈɪfɹˈaf], \ɹ_ˈɪ_f_ɹ_ˈa_f]\
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By Daniel Lyons
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rif'-raf, n. sweepings: refuse: the rabble, the mob. [Explained by Skeat as M. E. rif and raf--O. Fr. rif et raf, also rifle et rafle. Rifler, to rifle, ransack--Ice. hrÃfa, to catch; rafler--Teut., cf. Ger. raffen, to seize.]
By Thomas Davidson
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The rabble, disreputable persons. [French]
By Sir Augustus Henry