unwashed masses
unwashed masses noun: the collective group of people who are considered to be uneducated, uninformed, or in some other way unqualified for inclusion in the speaker's elite circles.
Noun
unwashed masses pl (plural only)
- The collective group of people who are considered to be uneducated, uninformed, or in some other way unqualified for inclusion in the speaker's elite circles.
- Synonyms:
- canaille, commonality, commonalty, crowd, commonage, demos, everyone, general public, great unhosed, great unwashed
Synonyms of unwashed masses
- canaille
- commonality
- commonalty
- crowd
- commonage
- demos
- everyone
- general public
- great unhosed
- great unwashed
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Questions about unwashed masses
- What does unwashed masses mean?
- Unwashed masses means the collective group of people who are considered to be uneducated, uninformed, or in some other way unqualified for inclusion in the speaker's elite circles.
- What part of speech is unwashed masses?
- Unwashed masses is a noun.
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