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DVR Alerts by Raffish (USA Pacific) Key: Bold titles denote scenes with gags. (This is done by scanning the DB entry for relevant phrases and is unlikely to be 100% accurate. Feel free to email me with inaccuracies, and I'll modify the trigger phrases or DB as needed.)
The meaning of RAFFISH is marked by or suggestive of flashy vulgarity or crudeness. How to use raffish in a sentence. Did you know?
mildly or sometimes engagingly disreputable or nonconformist: a matinee idol whose raffish offstage behavior amused millions. Synonyms: scampish, picaresque, devilish, rascally, prankish, waggish, roguish. gaudily vulgar or cheap; tawdry.
RAFFISH definition: 1. not following usual social standards of behaviour or appearance, especially in a careless and…. Learn more.
Someone raffish is a bit of a scoundrel, carelessly making mischief. Your raffish classmate might constantly play mean practical jokes, always denying responsibility with a charming smile.
The earliest known use of the adjective raffish is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for raffish is from 1795, in the writing of E. Davies. raffish is formed within English, by derivation.
1. mildly or sometimes engagingly disreputable or nonconformist; rakish. a matinee idol whose raffish offstage behavior amused millions. 2.
