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Hoi polloi (Greek: οἱ πολλοί, meaning "the many") is a disparaging term for "the people" or "the masses". For example: "William felt disinclined to venture into town on a Saturday because he was reluctant to mix with the hoi polloi".
The current English usage is said to originate in the 19th century. The term remains in active use today (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoi_polloi).
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How do you use hoi plloi in a sentence?
The uppity banker felt that he should not have to wait in line with the hoi polloi of the neighborhood.
What is an antonym for coterie?
hoi-polloi
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Another word for toy?
I don't think any word actually ends in "toy", but here are some words that rhyme from rhymezone.com:Words and phrases that rhyme with toy: (112 results)1 syllable:boy, boye, broy, choi, choy, cloy, coy, coye, croix, croy, doi, floy, foie, foy, foye, goy, hoi, hoy, hoye, joy, joye, knoy, kroy, loy, loye, moy, moye, neu, oi, oie, oy, oye, ploy, roi, roy, roye, scheu, sgroi, soy, stoy, toye, troy, woy, yoy2 syllables:alroy, annoy, ball boy, bat boy, bok choi, bok choy, bolshoi, deboy, decoy, dejoy, deploy, destroy, elroy, employ, enjoy, farm boy, flournoy, laboy, lacroix, lafoy, lavoy, malloy, mccloy, mccoy, mckoy, mcroy, mcvoy, old boy, polloi, poor boy, quemoy, rob roy, savoy, shop boy, wolf boy3 syllables:altar boy, backroom boy, cabin boy, city boy, college boy, drummer boy, errand boy, express joy, golden boy, hoi polloi, Illinois, jump for joy, mama's boy, mother's boy, office boy, real mccoy, redeploy, sailor boy, sonny boy, teddy boy, unemploy, water boy, whipping boy, wonder boy4 syllables:broth of a boy, grocery boy, Helen of troy, messenger boy, traveler's joy, underemploy5 syllables:delivery boy, elevator boy7 syllables:capital of IllinoisHope I helped!!
What is the Collective noun for presidents?
A collective noun for presidents is a succession of presidents. Other collective nouns that would be appropriate could be a council of presidents, a board of presidents, a conference of presidents, or as humorists prefer, an incompetence of presidents.
How do you use hoi plloi in a sentence?
The uppity banker felt that he should not have to wait in line with the hoi polloi of the neighborhood.
What are the ratings and certificates for Hoi Polloi - 1935?
Hoi Polloi - 1935 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:G
What is an antonym for coterie?
hoi-polloi
What actors and actresses appeared in Hoi-Polloi - 1990?
The cast of Hoi-Polloi - 1990 includes: Leila Dorcas Andrew Kotting Tracy McCloud Joey Simon
What word precedes polloi?
You are going for 'hoi', but it really is not a word that would be used independently in English. The term is hoi polloi. It is a borrowing from the Greek and would be transliterated the [hoi] masses [polloi]. It usually refers in some sense to the masses of ordinary people. It is often misused to refer to the elite.
What word means common people in greek?
Hoi Polloi
What three letter word comes before the word polloi?
hoi
Senator Snubbs relates well to the hoi polloi?
common people
What was Shakespeare's place in society?
He was a gentleman--not a noble, but superior to the hoi polloi.
What 3 letters come before polloi?
The word you're looking for is "hoi".
What are the release dates for Roseanne - 1988 Hoi Polloi Meets Hoiti Toiti 9-8?
Roseanne - 1988 Hoi Polloi Meets Hoiti Toiti 9-8 was released on: USA: 12 November 1996
What phrase of a Greek origin means the common people?
''hoi polloi'' that's the phrase :)
