шантрапа́

rare #35466

nounfeminineanimateuncountable

1.
riff-raff, rabble, scum
Не свя́зывайся с э́той шантрапо́й.
Don't get mixed up with that riff-raff.
Colloquial and derogatory; used as a collective noun (fem. sg.) about a group of people.
2.
good-for-nothing, rogue, bum, lowlife
Он про́сто шантрапа́, не верь ему.
He's just a good-for-nothing - don't trust him.
Colloquial, derogatory; of one person.

Examples

Эта шантрапа вечно шумит во дворе.
That riffraff is always making noise in the courtyard.
На улице собралась какая-то шантрапа.
Some kind of riffraff had gathered in the street.
Не води дружбу с такой шантрапой.
Don’t associate with such riffraff.

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