great unwashed
Meaning
The general populace, particularly the working class.
Synonyms
Translations
vulgum pecus
popolinoPronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɡɹeɪt ʌnˈwɒʃt/
Etymology
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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