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deplorables

deplorables is the plural of deplorable.

Meaning of deplorable

Noun

deplorable (plural deplorables)

  1. A person or thing that is to be deplored.
    • [W]hat better is an old fellow, mauled with rheumatism and other deplorables.1828 April 10 (date written), Walter Scott, “[Entry dated 10 April 1828]”, in David Douglas, editor, The Journal of Sir Walter Scott […], volume II, Edinburgh: David Douglas, published 1890, →OCLC...
  2. (US, derogatory, neologism, specifically) A supporter of Donald Trump.
    • He [Donald Trump] did not say who “the guys” were—but [John Maguire] Dowd knew he meant the Trump base, the crowds at his rallies, the Fox News watchers, the deplorables.2018, Bob Woodward, Fear: Trump in the White House, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 355

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Questions about deplorables

What is deplorables the plural of?
Deplorables is the plural of deplorable.

Words near deplorables in the dictionary

  1. depliage
  2. deplication
  3. deplorability
  4. deplorable
  5. deplorableness
  6. deplorables
  7. deplorably
  8. deplorate
  9. deploration
  10. deplorations
  11. deplorative

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