Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The lowest societal stratum, usually composed of the disadvantaged.
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- noun the
poorest class of people in a givensociety
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the social class lowest in the social hierarchy
- adjective belonging to the lowest and least privileged social stratum
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Examples
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When they scream and shout ae each other and their children, the underclass is the nicest thing that springs to mind.
National Victim Agency – Deckchairs, Titanic. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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In fact the i would suggest that the influence of the underclass is actually leading to the re-establishment of class boundaries.
Final Fantasy « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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And where are you getting your info that “the underclass is the last to have an abortion” — as if it is a problem of williness to take responsibility.
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Seaneen and others like you, I think it's a crying shame that you put yourselves so readily in the category which you term the underclass (your term and the Daily Mail's term, certinaly not mine).
www.mentallyinteresting.org.uk | Pole to Polar: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive 2010
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Seaneen and others like you, I think it's a crying shame that you put yourselves so readily in the category which you term the underclass (your term and the Daily Mail's term, certinaly not mine).
www.mentallyinteresting.org.uk | Pole to Polar: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive 2010
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Importing a racial underclass is a most unwise thing to do.
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To even dare to suggest the importation and creation of a racial underclass is unwise is blasphemy of the highest order to our current social engineers (who of course always know what is best for us).
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The difference between the political elite and the underclass is that the political elite has _unlimited_ rights. on February 16, 2009 at 9: 39 pm | Reply Steve Edwards
The Customer Is Always Right « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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I am afraid that the first hurdle to solving the problem of the criminal underclass is the current ‘Human’ rights act.
Locally Elected Police Chiefs, Yeah? « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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Well to be honest I, as a MOP, would just like to see the vermin underclass get their comeuppance.
Remote Inspector Gadget « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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