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hoi polloi

[hoi puh-loi] / ˈhɔɪ pəˈlɔɪ /
NOUN
common people
Synonyms
WEAK
Middle America common people commonality commoners great unwashed huddled masses infrastructure masses multitude plebians proletariat rabble rank and file riffraff the common people the herd the many the masses the multitude the proletariat the working class vulgus

Example Sentences

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Its bar was a favorite spot not to be recognized by the hoi polloi, and its terrace was popular for weddings.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025

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

Now Palm Springs is known as a picture-postcard fantasy for hoi polloi like you and me, sipping cucumber-infused water poolside while humming bars of “The Girl from Ipanema.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 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