Definition of Unwashed
Unwashed
un·washed
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Not cleaned or washed; also, uncultivated or unrefined.
e.g. The unwashed masses gathered at the stadium for the concert.
(adjective)
common or ignorant, somewhat coarse or crude in manner or style;
e.g. He didn't want to travel among the unwashed masses by taking public transportation.
(noun)
(usually derogatory) the lowest class of people in a society, those who are underprivileged and often common or ignorant (usually used as "great unwashed")
e.g. Many of the great unwashed never see these regions of country.
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