also riff-raff, late 15c., from earlier rif and raf "one and all, everybody, every scrap," also "sweepings, refuse" (mid-14c.), from Old French rif et raf, from rifler "to spoil, strip" (see rifle (v.)). Second element from raffler "carry off," related to rafle "plundering," or from raffer "to snatch, to sweep together" (see raffle (n.)).
雙語例句
1. We don't want any riffraff to move into the area.
我們不希望任何烏合之眾進(jìn)入到這個(gè)地區(qū)。
來自辭典例句
2. Haven't you been told it's dangerous to drive alone through riffraff?