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85er

85er noun: according to the Five-Percent Nation movement: a member of the ignorant majority of humanity (85%), who are neither 5 percenters nor part of the controlling elites (10%).

Noun

85er (plural 85ers)

  1. According to the Five-Percent Nation movement: a member of the ignorant majority of humanity (85%), who are neither 5 percenters nor part of the controlling elites (10%).
    • Imagine that, the best Muslim without even doing my prayers, but the best Muslim because I used my mind and thought it out while these 85ers just banged their heads on the floor and never asked a question.2009, Michael Muhammad Knight, Journey to the End of Islam

Forms of 85er

plural85ers

Origin of 85er

From 85 + -er.

Questions about 85er

What does 85er mean?
85er means according to the Five-Percent Nation movement: a member of the ignorant majority of humanity (85%), who are neither 5 percenters nor part of the controlling elites (10%).
What part of speech is 85er?
85er is a noun.
What is the plural of 85er?
The plural of 85er is 85ers.

Words near 85er in the dictionary

  1. 83rd
  2. 84th
  3. 8514
  4. 8514/A
  5. 8514/Adapter
  6. 85er
  7. 85ers
  8. 85th
  9. 86
  10. 86'd
  11. 8646

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