"riff-raff" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

  1. Racaille. Tags: pejorative
    Sense id: fr-riff-raff-en-noun-NfVLTS1B Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Termes péjoratifs en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: riffraff, riff raff
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