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down-and-outs

down-and-outs is the plural of down-and-out.

Meaning of down-and-out

Noun

down-and-out (plural down-and-outs)

  1. Synonym of down-and-outer.
    • So they have trooped forth to organize village down-and-outs and ne'er-do-wells into would-be combat units.1933, The Commonweal, volume 19, page 241
    Synonyms:
    down-and-outer

Questions about down-and-outs

What is down-and-outs the plural of?
Down-and-outs is the plural of down-and-out.

Words near down-and-outs in the dictionary

  1. Down's syndrome
  2. down-
  3. down-and-out
  4. down-and-outer
  5. down-and-outers
  6. down-and-outs
  7. down-at-heel
  8. down-at-the-heel
  9. down-at-the-heels
  10. down-ballot
  11. down-bow

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