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What (who) is τόπος όπου ζούν πολλοί ερωδιοί - definition
hoi polloi
![Diagram of [[Lord Byron]]'s view of the hoi polloi, as arranged in his journals, ranked as "the many" beneath a handful of his personal contacts](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Byron's pyramid.png?width=200 "Diagram of [[Lord Byron]]'s view of the hoi polloi, as arranged in his journals, ranked as \"the many\" beneath a handful of his personal contacts")
ANCIENT GREEK EXPRESSION FOR "THE MANY" OR "THE PEOPLE"
The Great Unwashed; Great Unwashed; Hoi Polloi; Rabble (social class); Riffraff (social class); The hoi polloi; Unwashed masses; The great unwashed; Hoi-polloi
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.
N-PLURAL
hoi polloi
ANCIENT GREEK EXPRESSION FOR "THE MANY" OR "THE PEOPLE"
The Great Unwashed; Great Unwashed; Hoi Polloi; Rabble (social class); Riffraff (social class); The hoi polloi; Unwashed masses; The great unwashed; Hoi-polloi
[?h?. p?'l??]
¦ plural noun derogatory the common people.
Origin
C17: Gk, lit. 'the many'.
Usage
Strictly speaking, the phrase hoi polloi translates as 'the many'. Some traditionalists insist that it should not be used with the, since that would be to state the word the twice, but the hoi polloi has now become an accepted usage in standard English.
