raff

¹

[ raf ]

noun

1. riffraff; rabble.

Raff

²

[ rahf ]

noun

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

raff

/ ræf /

noun

1. rubbish; refuse
2. rabble or riffraff

Word History and Origins

Origin of raff¹

1665–75; extracted from riffraff ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of raff¹

C14: perhaps from Old French rafle a snatching up; compare raffle , riffraff

Example Sentences

They’re equal parts thrilling and terrifying for many start-up business founders, but they don’t get much worse than the one Shivaun Raff and her husband, Adam, experienced.

From BBC

Before Sides knew it, she and Joslyn were on the phone with Raff Wilson, the Symphony’s vice president of artistic planning, and, eventually, Carissa Castaldo, the Symphony’s administrator for popular programming and artist relations.

From Seattle Times

Though Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen beat Scott to Antarctica, and the Scott party perished on the journey home, Raff Wilson, Seattle Symphony’s vice president of artistic planning, said there’s still interest in the expedition because it comes from a bygone era — one of tall ships, gear made from reindeer pelt and the pure strength required to pull one’s own sled.

From Seattle Times

“Basically this whole year has been the ‘Footloose’ year,” Payson High student body president Rubie Raff said Friday on “Today.”

From Los Angeles Times

Last week, I published a profile of the 36-year-old singer-songwriter Alynda Segarra, who makes spirited and defiant music under the name Hurray for the Riff Raff.*

From New York Times