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n.
The lowest social class; the rabble.


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noun

    A group of persons regarded as the lowest class: dreg (often used in plural), lumpenproletariat, rabble, riffraff, trash. Slang scum. Idioms: scum of the earth, tag and rag, the great unwashed. See over/under, rich/poor.

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Meaning #1: disparaging terms for the common people
  Synonyms: rabble, riffraff, ragtag

 
 

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