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raff

1

[ raf ]

noun

  1. riffraff; rabble.


Raff

2

[ rahf ]

noun

  1. Joseph Joachim, 1822–82, Swiss composer.

raff

/ æ /

noun

  1. rubbish; refuse
  2. rabble or riffraff
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of raff1

1665–75; extracted from riffraff ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of raff1

C14: perhaps from Old French rafle a snatching up; compare raffle , riffraff
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At least six songs in the set were made infamous by Scott, including “Sin City,” “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap,” “Riff Raff,” “Let There Be Rock” and “Highway to Hell,” but they’re so much a part of the band’s oeuvre it matters not that Johnson has been singing them longer than Scott did.

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“Riff Raff” is a solid crime comedy with unusual wiring.

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Yet gradually and convincingly, “Riff Raff” demonstrates not just brains but heart.

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The gamble doesn’t pay off as well as it could, but at least “Riff Raff” gets smarter as it goes on.

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He can be seen now in “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” on Disney+, and next year in “Black Rabbit,” a Netflix miniseries Riff Raff produced.

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