tag-rag+and+bobtail
31rabble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crowd, proletariat, populace, common herd, hoi polloi; mob, canaille, riffraff, scum. See assemblage. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mob, masses, riffraff; see crowd 1 , people 3 . III (Roget s 3… …
32riffraff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rabble, canaille, dregs of society. See populace. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mob, masses, rabble; see people 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. rabble, *dregs of society, peasantry, commoners, hoi… …
33trash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rubbish, garbage, refuse, offal, litter, debris; junk, scrap, waste. See uselessness, populace. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Rubbish] Syn. garbage, waste, refuse, dregs, filth, litter, debris, dross,… …
34scum — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. froth, foam; slag, dross; mother (in fermentation); riff raff. See uncleanness, populace, layer. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. froth, film, impurities; see residue , trash 1 , 3 . III (Roget s 3… …
35dreg — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Matter that settles on a bottom or collects on a surface by a natural process. Often used in plural: deposit, lees, precipitate, precipitation, sediment. See LEFTOVER. 2. A group of persons regarded as the lowest… …
36lumpenproletariat — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A group of persons regarded as the lowest class: dreg (often used in plural), rabble, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, trash. Slang: scum. Idioms: scum of the earth, tag and rag, the great unwashed. See OVER, RICH …
37polloi — n the common people, the masses, the vulgus, Archaic. the vulgar; commonalty, commonage, citizenry, demos; proletariat, plebians, third estate, bourgeoisie; the multitude, the many, the populace, Chiefly Brit. admass, rank and file; rag, tag, and …
