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great unwashed

great un·washed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [greyt uhn-wosht, -wawsht]
    • /greɪt ʌnˈwɒʃt, -ˈwɔʃt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [greyt uhn-wosht, -wawsht]
    • /greɪt ʌnˈwɒʃt, -ˈwɔʃt/

Definitions of great unwashed words

  • noun great unwashed the general public; the populace or masses. 1
  • noun great unwashed (Idiomatic) A contemptuous term for the populace, particularly the working class. 0
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Origin of great unwashed

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Great unwashed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Great unwashed

great unwashed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for great unwashed

noun great unwashed

  • throng — a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
  • horde — a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd: a horde of tourists.
  • group — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
  • sellout — an act or instance of selling out.
  • people — persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think?
All 63 Synonyms of great unwashed

Antonyms for great unwashed

noun great unwashed

  • individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
  • single — only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example.
  • one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
  • peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
  • whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
All 5 Antonyms of great unwashed

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