the great unwashed



the great unwashed

Fig. the general public; the lower middle class. The Simpsons had a tall iron fence around their mansion—put there to discourage the great unwashed from wandering up to the door by mistake, I suppose. Maw says the great unwashed don't know enough to come in out of the rain.
See also: great, unwashed

the great unwashed

n. most of the common people; the hoi polloi. I usually find myself more in agreement with the great unwashed than with the elite.
See also: great, unwashed

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MadilynMAD-ə-linEnglish (Modern)
Jehoshaphatji-HAHSH-ə-fat (English), jee-HAHSH-ə-fat (English)Biblical
Muhammed-Turkish, Arabic
BethanieBETH-ə-neeEnglish (Rare)
HettieHET-eeEnglish
GobnaitGAWB-netIrish