racaille — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chav noun A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.
- lowlife noun A dishonest, disreputable person, especially one thought to have criminal habits.
- punk noun A loud, rebellious style of rock music, or the subculture built around it, marked by aggressive guitars and anti-establishment attitude.
- rabble noun A disorderly, unruly crowd of people.
- rascal noun A dishonest or badly behaved person, especially in a way that can seem mischievous rather than truly dangerous.
- riffraff noun People regarded as disreputable or of low social standing, especially as a group.
- scum noun A thin layer of dirt, foam, or other impurities that gathers on the surface of a liquid.
- thug noun A violent, aggressive criminal, often acting as part of a gang.
Senses
racaille is used for these senses in English:
- chav (UK, MLE, Ireland, derogatory, offensive ) A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.
- lowlife (derogatory) An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.
- punk (pejorative) A petty criminal, especially a juvenile delinquent. [from 1908]
- rabble (derogatory) The mass of common people; the lowest class of populace. [from 1550s]
- rascal A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.
- riffraff (informal, somewhat, derogatory) The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.
- scum (derogatory, slang) A reprehensible person or persons.
- thug A violent, aggressive, or truculent person.
lowlife — full definition
- noun A dishonest, disreputable person, especially one thought to have criminal habits.
- adj Disreputable or morally low; typical of such a person.