great unwashed
great unwashed · great unwasheds
The general populace, particularly the working classThe general populace, particularly the working class.
UK/ˌɡɹeɪt ʌnˈwɒʃt/US/ˌɡɹeɪt ʌnˈwɔːʃt/
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, idiomatic, plural, plural only)The general populace, particularly the working class.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Though attributed by many to Edmund Burke, the first published use of the phrase was by EdThough attributed by many to Edmund Burke, the first published use of the phrase was by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in a dedicatory epistle for 1830, Paul Clifford.
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Forms
plural: great unwasheds| Singular | great unwashed |
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