raff
noun
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Definition of raff
: riffraff
Examples of raff in a Sentence
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Tech billionaire Vinod Khosla doesn’t want rif-raff scurrying through his San Mateo County property on their way to the majestic Martins Beach. — Paul Thornton, latimes.com, "1990s California would have been kinder to Trump," 17 Mar. 2018 The conventional wisdom is that as ticket prices rise, the riff-raff are naturally selected out. — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, "Fans in Warriors’ new digs may miss old funk," 4 Mar. 2018 Gallo's first of the spring traveled out to right-center field and short-hopped the Cincinnati Reds banner hanging on a fence that keeps the riff-raff out of Goodyear Ballpark. — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, "Gallo crushes first spring homer, but slugging isn't No. 1 goal for 2018 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 2 Mar. 2018 Only the retreads and the riff-raff and the hard-core dopies are out now. — Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, "Wide Open City/Part II: Redpants and Sugarman," 9 Sep. 2017 There are no depths that the riff-raff of the American political media have not plumbed in the last year. — Conrad Black, National Review, "As the Mockery Dwindles," 6 Sep. 2017 Trump’s formerly most respectable critics are now clay in the hands of this riff-raff. — Conrad Black, National Review, "Reviling Trump," 22 Aug. 2017 At breakfast the next day, the 70-something Viennese couple directly behind my husband began to speculate (in their Viennese German) how such sweater-and-jean-wearing riff-raff could afford to stay at the hotel. — Pam Mandel, Longreads, "Lobster Shells in the Fountain and Other Hotel Mysteries," 9 Aug. 2017 Among the usual feathered riff-raff, this morning’s visitors included a pileated woodpecker — only our second (known) visit from this handsome bird. — Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, "Sunday Bulletin Board: When the midwife nuns square off against Steph Curry and LeBron James — well, it’s a battle for the ages!," 11 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'raff.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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