hoi polloi

English - Turkish

Definition of hoi polloi in English Turkish dictionary

ayak takımı

avam

ayaktakımı

yaygara

gürültü

velvele

Related Terms

hoipolloi

ayaktakım

hoipolloi

avam

the hoi polloi

avam

English - English

Definition of hoi polloi in English English dictionary

The common people; the masses

The elite (hoi oligoi)

the masses, the throng, the common people, "the many" (Greek)

If someone refers to the hoi polloi, they are referring in a humorous or rather rude way to ordinary people, in contrast to rich, well-educated, or upper-class people. Monstrously inflated costs are designed to keep the hoi polloi at bay. an insulting word for ordinary people

Turkish pronunciation

hoy päloy

Synonyms

canaille, common people, great unwashed, herd, many, masses, multitude, peasantry, proletariat, rabble, rank-and-file, riffraff, working class, middle america, commonality

Antonyms

elite

Pronunciation

/ˈhoi ˌpäˈloi/ /ˈhɔɪ ˌpɑːˈlɔɪ/

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek οἱ (hoi, “the (plural)”), and πολλοί (polloi, “many”).