hoi polloi
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Known for only wearing metallic animal masks and formal attire, the VIPs are the filthy rich who pay to watch and bet on the desperate hoi polloi who compete in the Squid Game.
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2024
The store announced its opening with good news for the hot dog hoi polloi: 50 cent hot dogs, compared with Papaya King’s 75.
From New York Times • May 24, 2023
No pestilence had been ever so fatal, or so hideous,” begins Poe’s 1842 tale about a prince who parties with revelers safely locked away in his posh castle while the hoi polloi outside perish.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2022
Tommy is good — if that’s even the right word — at stirring up hoi polloi.
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021
Presumably they were used to dazzle hoi polloi.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
