roskaväki — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dregs noun The gritty sediment that settles at the bottom of a drink, especially unfiltered wine or coffee.
- riffraff noun People regarded as disreputable or of low social standing, especially as a group.
- scum noun A thin layer of dirt, foam, or other impurities that gathers on the surface of a liquid.
- trash noun Discarded material; garbage or rubbish.
Senses
roskaväki is used for these senses in English:
- dregs (figuratively, the dregs) The worst and lowest part of something.
- lumpenproletariat (Marxism) 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.
- riffraff (informal, somewhat, derogatory) The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.
- scum (derogatory, slang) A reprehensible person or persons.
- trash (chiefly, North American, slang, derogatory) People of low social status or class. (See, for example, white trash or Eurotrash.)
dregs — full definition
- noun The gritty sediment that settles at the bottom of a drink, especially unfiltered wine or coffee.
- noun The most worthless or lowest part of something, especially people.