Underclass

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  • noun. The lowest societal stratum, usually composed of the disadvantaged.
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  • noun. the poorest class of people in a given society
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  • noun. the social class lowest in the social hierarchy
  • adjective. belonging to the lowest and least privileged social stratum
  • Word Usage
    "When they scream and shout ae each other and their children, the underclass is the nicest thing that springs to mind."
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