рвань

rare #33491

nouninanimateuncountablenoun in -ь

1.
rags, tatters, torn clothes
Он хо́дит в како́й-то рва́ни.
He walks around in rags.
Collective noun (feminine, no plural); colloquial and disparaging.
2.
riff-raff, rabble, scum, scoundrel
В э́том баре собира́ется всякая рвань.
All kinds of riff-raff gather in this bar.
Colloquial and strongly derogatory; used collectively of a group, but also of one worthless person.
3.
(rare) yarn waste, wool wastetextiles
Рвань с фа́брики идёт на перерабо́тку.
The yarn waste from the factory goes for recycling.
Technical term in the textile industry.

Examples

Не связывайся с этой рванью.
Don't get involved with that rabble.
Он ходит в какой-то рвани, купи ему куртку.
He's going around in some kind of rags; buy him a jacket.
Эту рвань давно пора выбросить.
It's high time to throw these rags away.