Thursday, March 11, 2010

GWD: Riffraff

Again, they might take away the hyphen, but the pattern remains: gnomespeak. Gnomish riffraff with their word-wankery.

riff·raff
Pronunciation: \ˈrif-ˌraf\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English ryffe raffe, from rif and raf every single one, from Anglo-French rif e raf altogether
Date: 15th century

1 a : disreputable persons b : rabble c : one of the riffraff
2 : refuse, rubbish

riffraff adjective

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