hoi polloi

[hoi puh-loi] / ˈhɔɪ pəˈlɔɪ /

NOUN

common people

Synonyms

WEAK

Middle America common people commonality commoners great unwashed huddled masses infrastructure masses multitude plebians proletariat rabble rank and file riffraff the common people the herd the many the masses the multitude the proletariat the working class vulgus

Example Sentences

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Roza almost burst into tears herself when she saw the sign in the window: mowimy po polsku tutaj.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby