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riffraff(
rihf
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rahf
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (pejorative) (general)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. la gentuza (F) (pejorative)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
I like going to the country club because it's the only place left in town that doesn't let the riffraff in. - Jeez, you're such a snob, Aunt Carmen.Me gusta ir al club campestre porque es el único lugar que queda en la ciudad al cual no dejan entrar a la gentuza. - Dios, eres tan esnob, tía Carmen.
Jolene kicked Pete out of her house after he called her family "riffraff."Jolene echó a Pete de su casa después de que llamó a su familia "gentuza".
b. la chusma (F) (pejorative)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
"Who let all this riffraff into the exhibition?," said a snob old lady."¿Quién dejó entrar a toda esta chusma a la muestra?", dijo una anciana snob.
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