undeserving poor
undeserving poor · undeserving poors
Poor people who ought to be able to provide for themselves but are too lazy to do so,…Poor people who ought to be able to provide for themselves but are too lazy to do so, and thus seen as not worthy of charity.
Meaning
1 senses(dated, plural, plural only)Poor people who ought to be able to provide for themselves but are too lazy to do so, and thus seen as not worthy of charity.
Forms
plural: undeserving poors| Singular | undeserving poor |
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