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lumpen

lum·pen [ lúmpən, lmpən ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. marginalized: living, or regarded as living, on the margins of society

2. not educated or enlightened: stupidly content with a life regarded as intellectually empty and socially inferior



plural noun 
Definition:
 
lumpen people: people regarded by others as lumpen

[Mid-20th century. Back-formation <lumpenproletariat]
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