lumpenproletariat

Definitions

1. The lowest stratum of the proletariat, whose mental and physical health, mores and morale have deteriorated, through exploitation by the bourgeoisie, to a degree where they cannot build class consciousness and hence cannot be mobilized for the revolution.
   Marxism
2. A social underclass; the riffraff.

Equivalents

Examples

“I hadn't quite figured her out yet: rude snob or lumpenproletariat?”

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