the unwashed
the (great) unwashed
The broader general public, especially those of the lower and lower-middle classes. The film didn't cause too great a stir with the great unwashed, but it has been considered a milestone in cinematic achievement among film critics. The world of the super-rich is one that we among the great unwashed can't even begin to understand. It's a castle—of course it's not open to the unwashed like us.
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the (great) unwashed
the mass or multitude of ordinary people. derogatory 1997 Spectator Early piers tried to be rather socially exclusive, but the need to maintain revenue soon opened the gates to the great unwashed.
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