What does riff-raffy mean?
Riff-raffy means Synonym of riffraffish..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Synonym of riffraffish..
"Not Tunny and I," retorted the lady; "they are noisy, riffraffy, and smell of cowheel and codfish, - uncomfortable to polite minds, disrelishable to respectable society, and dangerous to genteel young ladies.
Brunswick, always thinking ahead, kept improving the tone of bowling alleys, extending credit to potential bowling-alley proprietors, hiring architects and decorators to make sure the places wouldn't look riff-raffy.
He was frettin' and fiddlin' over a new story 'bout that riff-raffy Huckleberry Finn.
Use riff-raffy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Riff-raffy means Synonym of riffraffish..
Common synonyms include riffraffish.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"Not Tunny and I," retorted the lady; "they are noisy, riffraffy, and smell of cowheel and codfish, - uncomfortable to polite minds, disrelishable to respectable society, and dangerous to genteel young ladies.
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