Riff Raff (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Riff Raff

Low vulgar persons, mob, tag-rag and bob-tail.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

See also the definition in Nathan Bailey's 1736 dictionary of canting and thieving slang.

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Rib
Ribaldry
Ribbin
To Ribroast
Rich Face
Richaud Snary
Rider
Ridge
Riding St
Riding Skimmington
Riff Raff
Rig
Rigging
Right
Rigmarole
Ring
To Ring a Peal
Ring the Changes
Rip
Rippons
Roaratorios and Uproars