raff

riffraff

Undesirable, disreputable, or vulgar people, often used in a condescending manner. I wouldn't be seen in a place like that, there's a lot of riffraff that hang out around there.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • riffraff
  • mansplain
  • jaw (one) down
  • jaw down
  • jaw someone down
  • jawed
  • nose in the air, have one's
  • have (one's) nose in the air
  • have nose in the air
  • set down as
References in periodicals archive
"Plan sponsors must take as much time as necessary to understand these issues," Raff says.
When Sponsors Want a 3(38) Adviser
Adam Raff is a Doctor of Medicine and holds a Doctorate in Philosophy in Systems Biology and Disease from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA as well as a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
Leo Pharma Names Raff as Director and Medical Advisor
Now the Humane Society International is in a race to save Riff Raff from the bullet.
Mammoth mission; Bid to move elephant Riff Raff 300 miles to escape the bullet
Riff Raff being lifted by a crane onto a flat-bed truck to be transferred to a waiting transport crate
Elephant will be shot dead LEGALLY if he keeps returning to home of almost half a century and trampling crops; Riff Raff, a 6.5 tonne bull elephant, was moved 40 miles away after being branded a nuisance by villagers - but he marched back leaving a trail of broken fences in his wake
Caption: Liesl Raff, Head 3, 2017, sheet steel, paint, silicone oil, 11 3/8 x 14 5/8 X 4 3/8"
Liesl Raff: SOPHIE TAPPEINER
Raff declined comment Thursday evening and said he could give more information at a later time.
After reports of internal dysfunction, Hilderbran out as Facilities Commission director
I've never riff raff in my someone to can't put how sick That's when the drama unfolded.
Couple upset after being branded 'riff raff' by restaurant
In Raff's method, the critical gap is estimated by either considering only gaps [12] or by combining gaps and lags together [14,15].
Group Gap Acceptance: A New Method to Analyze Driver Behavior and Estimate the Critical Gap at Multilane Roundabouts
At the direction of Waltman, Hoopes and Rafferty, Biederman prepared bogus documents including Raff's Consulting invoices, non-disclosure agreements, consulting contracts, zoning applications, land surveys and other fake documents, which provided a pretext for the money laundering transactions, federal prosecutors allege.
Former CU Manager Indicted for Money Laundering, Bribery
While Raff and Mandel can't say exactly what they're looking for in the next "America's Got Talent" winner, they do agree on a few tips that should help you in your audition.
Howie Mandel, Producer Give 'America's Got Talent' Season 12 Audition Tips
The orchestra will bring the works of Gaetano Donizetti, Joachim Raff and Pyotr Ilyrich Tchaikovsky to the Paphos stage on Wednesday and to the Limassol stage on Thursday.
An orchestra without a conductor
Sarah Raff's ambitious new study offers a provocative new iteration of the beloved novelist: a veritable belle dame sans merci, whose strategic narrative seduction leaves adoring readers forever in her thrall.
Sarah Raff. Jane Austen's Erotic Advice
Managing Partner Glenn Raff represented the purchaser while Alpha Realty's Scott Schwartz represented the overseas seller.
Alpha Realty
When customers belly up to the bar at Riff Raff Brewing Co.
Pagosa springs businesses tap geothermal heat
This is according to Cape Town-based anaesthetist Dr Milton Raff, a member of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) and the Developing Countries Working Group and former president of Pain SA, who said that the best country for pain management training is France.
Pain management--the global sound of silence