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Riffraff vs Lowlife - What's the difference?

riffraff | lowlife |

As nouns the difference between riffraff and lowlife

is that riffraff is the rabble; crowds; the common people while lowlife is an untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.

riffraff

English

Alternative forms

* riff-raff

Noun

(-)
  • The rabble; crowds; the common people.
    • They started charging a modest fee in an effort to keep the riffraff out.
  • low class, ghetto, indigent

    • lowlife

    English

    Alternative forms

    * low-life

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.
    • They say all the lowlifes used to hang out at the docks and plot their despicable crimes, before being elected to public office.