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A.Word.A.Day--raffish Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio raffish (RAF-ish) adjective 1. Cheaply or showily vulgar in appearance or nature; tawdry. 2. Characterized by a carefree or fun-loving unconventionality; rakish. [Probably from dialectal raff, rubbish, from Middle English raf, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.] "Curiously for so drab a creature, he had a taste for raffish friends." Philip Ziegler, Books: The grey Prime Minister Philip Ziegler finds little but politics in a politician's Life, The Daily Telegraph, 10 Apr 1999. This week's theme: words to describe people. X-Bonus Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead. -Tennessee Williams

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