Raff

Pronunciation: /ræf/

Definitions of raff

noun a disorganized collection of things; a jumble or clutter

Example Sentences

A1 I won a raff for a free dinner at the local restaurant.

A2 The school is organizing a raff to raise money for charity.

B1 She bought a ticket for the raff in hopes of winning a prize.

B2 The raff at the fair had many different items up for grabs.

C1 The company held a raff to incentivize employees to meet their sales targets.

C2 The raff at the gala event featured luxury vacations as prizes.

Examples of raff in a Sentence

formal The school organized a raff to raise funds for the new library.

informal Let's enter the raff at the fair and try to win a prize!

slang I heard there's a raff happening at the community center tonight.

figurative She felt like she had won the raff when she got the job offer.

Grammatical Forms of raff

• past tense: raffed
• plural: raffs
• comparative: more raff
• superlative: most raff
• present tense: raff
• future tense: will raff
• perfect tense: have raffed
• continuous tense: is raffing
• singular: raff
• positive degree: raff
• infinitive: to raff
• gerund: raffing
• participle: raffed

Origin and Evolution of raff

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old Norse

Story behind the word: The word 'raff' originated from Middle English, derived from Old Norse 'rafr' meaning refuse or rubbish.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'raff' evolved to also mean a disorderly crowd or a large group of people, often used in a derogatory manner to refer to a lower class or common people.