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Riffraff

noun/ɹˈɪfɹæf/
Definition
disparaging terms for the common people
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹˈɪfɹæf/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹˈɪfɹaf/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹˈɪfɹaf/
2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɪfɹæf/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Gesindel
abfällige Begriffe für das einfache Volk
🇫🇷French
racaille
termes désobligeants pour les gens ordinaires
🇪🇸Spanish
chusma
términos despectivos para la gente común
🇮🇹Italian
marmaglia
termini denigratori per la gente comune
🇳🇱Dutch
gespuis
minachtende termen voor het gewone volk
🇵🇹Portuguese
ralé
termos depreciativos para as pessoas comuns
🇷🇺Russian
отбросы
пренебрежительные термины для простых людей
India
🇮🇳Hindi
निम्न वर्ग
आम लोगों के लिए अपमानजनक शर्तें
🇧🇩Bengali
রিফ্রাফ
সাধারণ মানুষের জন্য অপমানজনক পদ
🇮🇳Tamil
ரிஃப்ராஃப்
சாதாரண மக்களை இழிவுபடுத்தும் சொற்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
రిఫ్ఫ్రాఫ్
సామాన్య ప్రజలకు అవమానకరమైన నిబంధనలు
🇮🇳Marathi
रिफ्राफ
सामान्य लोकांसाठी अपमानास्पद अटी
🇮🇳Gujarati
રિફ્રાફ
સામાન્ય લોકો માટે અપમાનજનક શરતો
🇮🇳Kannada
ರಿಫ್ರಾಫ್
ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಅವಹೇಳನಕಾರಿ ಪದಗಳು
🇮🇳Malayalam
റിഫ്രാഫ്
സാധാരണക്കാരെ അവഹേളിക്കുന്ന നിബന്ധനകൾ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਰਿਫਰਾਫ
ਆਮ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਲਈ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
🇵🇰Urdu
رفرف
عام لوگوں کے لیے توہین آمیز اصطلاحات
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
痞子
对老百姓的贬义词
🇯🇵Japanese
リフラフ
一般人に対する蔑称
🇰🇷Korean
리프라프
일반인을 비하하는 용어
🇻🇳Vietnamese
kẻ lừa đảo
những lời chê bai dành cho người bình thường
🇹🇭Thai
ริฟราฟ
คำดูหมิ่นเหยียดหยามคนทั่วไป
🇮🇩Indonesian
kaum urakan
istilah yang meremehkan masyarakat awam
🇲🇾Malay
rifraff
istilah yang memperlekehkan rakyat jelata
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
حثالة
مصطلحات مهينة لعامة الناس
🇮🇷Persian
ریفراف
اصطلاحات تحقیرآمیز برای مردم عادی
🇹🇷Turkish
ayaktakımı
sıradan insanlara yönelik aşağılayıcı terimler
🇮🇱Hebrew
אֲסַפסוּף
מונחים מזלזלים עבור פשוטי העם
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'riffraff'?
The primary meaning of 'riffraff' is 'disparaging terms for the common people'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'riffraff' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'riffraff' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'riffraff' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'riffraff' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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