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Meanings of the great unwashed in English

Portuguese
pessoas
Catalan
massa
Spanish
masa

The common people generally.

        pessoas

        The artisan class.

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              Usage of the great unwashed in English
              1
              Sometimes the great unwashed need reminding of Johnny Sexton's value to Irish rugby.
              The Irish Times
              2
              And as for the great unwashed, are we being hornswoggled by so-called experts?
              The Irish Times
              3
              Amazing how curious the great unwashed are about the supposed mystique of public schools.
              Report for Murder
              4
              There are those who use Slack, and there are the great unwashed who don't.
              Wired
              5
              I thought of people who moved outside my limited sphere as ' the great unwashed.'
              The Mucker
              6
              Magellan has launched a new line of handheld GPS receivers aimed at the great unwashed.
              Wired
              7
              I don't mind rubbing elbows with the great unwashed.
              Madcap
              8
              You would have had such a winning way to the hearts of the great unwashed!
              The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 48, October, 1861 / A Magaz...
              9
              Kieran McGeeney came into the media room beneath the Hogan Stand to educate the great unwashed.
              The Irish Times
              10
              In return, you get to maintain the good standing this archaic institution enjoys with the great unwashed.
              News.com.au
              11
              Margaret, dispensing admonition and pills, in her best professional manner, to long queues of the great unwashed.
              Mufti
              12
              No wonder they couldn't be tempted to leave the glamorous enclosure in order to mix with the great unwashed.
              The Irish Times
              13
              Those acts above are the ones who had the great unwashed beaming like loons and grooving like failed Strictly Dancing contestants.
              The Irish Times
              14
              There is a leveller at the Masters for those outside the ropes, where even sporting superstars must mix with the great unwashed.
              The Irish Times
              15
              So-called right-thinking people have pleaded and hoped for the great unwashed to vote on "real issues", only to be cruelly disappointed.
              The Irish Times
              16
              Promoters who want to say "hey, what about our gig?" can use the comments field below to communicate with the great unwashed.
              The Irish Times
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