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the hoi polloi

The common people, as distinct from those of the upper class. The term literally means "the many" in Greek and has a derogatory connotation. Now that she's rich and famous, she doesn't want to associate with the hoi polloi anymore. This is a gala for New York's upper crust—what makes you think they'll let the hoi polloi like us in?
See also: hoi, polloi
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hoi polloi, the

The masses. This term, which was Greek for the common people or the crowd, was used by John Dryden in his Essay of Dramatick Poesie (1668). “If by the people,” he wrote, “you understand the multitude, the hoi polloi, ’tis no matter what they think; . . . their judgment is a mere lottery.”
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