different between riffraff vs lumpenproletariat

English

Alternative forms

• riff-raff

Etymology

From Old French rif et raf (“one and all”), of Germanic origin. The first word is from rifler (“to scrape off”) and the last is from raffler, related to rafler (“to plunder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???f?æf/

Noun

riffraff (usually uncountable, plural riffraffs)

1. The rabble; crowds; the common people.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:commonalty
2. Sweepings; refuse.

Derived terms

• riffraffish

Translations

Further reading

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lumpenproletariat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?m.p?n.p???.l?.?t??.?i.?t/

Noun

lumpenproletariat (plural lumpenproletariats)

1. (Marxism) The lowest stratum of the proletariat, whose mental and physical health, mores and morale have deteriorated, through exploitation by the bourgeoisie, to a degree where they cannot build class consciousness and hence cannot be mobilized for the revolution.
2. A social underclass; the riffraff.

Synonyms

• (riffraff): hoi polloi, mob, rabble, riffraff

Related terms

• lumpenintelligentsia

Translations

Further reading

• lumpenproletariat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Polish

Etymology

From German Lumpenproletariat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lum.p?n.pr?.l??tar?.jat/

Noun

lumpenproletariat m inan

1. (Marxism) lumpenproletariat (the lowest stratum of the proletariat)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) lumpenproletariacki

Related terms

• (noun) lumpenproletariusz

Further reading

• lumpenproletariat in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• lumpenproletariat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From German Lumpenproletariat

Noun

lumpenproletariat n (uncountable)

1. (Marxism) lumpenproletariat

Declension