"rififi" meaning in Français

See rififi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ʁi.fi.fi\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Eihel-rififi.wav Forms: rififis [plural]
  1. Dispute violente, bagarre. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: fr-rififi-fr-noun-3E3cJXEp Categories (other): Exemples en français, Termes argotiques en français, Termes désuets en français
  2. Dégâts, grabuge. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-rififi-fr-noun-c50um06z Categories (other): Exemples en français, Métaphores en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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          "text": "[Titre] Du rififi sur « Sesame Street » : Ernest et Bert sont-ils des icônes gays ?"
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