Associations to the word «Raffish»

Wiktionary

RAFFISH, adjective. Characterized by careless unconventionality; rakish.
RAFFISH, adjective. Low-class; disreputable; vulgar.

Dictionary definition

RAFFISH, adjective. Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat".
RAFFISH, adjective. Marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; "a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore.

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