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forgotten man

for·got·ten man
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fer-got-n man]
    • /fərˈgɒt n mæn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fer-got-n man]
    • /fərˈgɒt n mæn/

Definitions of forgotten man words

  • noun forgotten man a person no longer in the mind of the general public. 1
  • noun forgotten man U.S. Politics. the average wage earner, regarded as economically deprived and forgotten or ignored by the federal government during the Great Depression. 1

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Origin of forgotten man

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Forgotten man

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

forgotten man popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

forgotten man usage trend in Literature

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