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Pöbel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mob noun A large, disorderly crowd, especially one acting in an unruly or aggressive way.
  • populace noun The ordinary people of a country or region as a whole.
  • rabble noun A disorderly, unruly crowd of people.
  • riffraff noun People regarded as disreputable or of low social standing, especially as a group.

Senses

Pöbel is used for these senses in English:

  • hoi polloi (collective) The common people; the masses. (Used with or without the definite article.)
  • mob (Australian Aboriginal) A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.
  • populace The common people of a nation.
  • rabble (derogatory) The mass of common people; the lowest class of populace. [from 1550s]
  • riffraff (informal, somewhat, derogatory) The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.
  • vulgarian A vulgar individual, especially one who emphasizes or is oblivious to his or her vulgar qualities.

mob — full definition

  1. noun A large, disorderly crowd, especially one acting in an unruly or aggressive way.
  2. noun Organized crime, especially the Mafia.
  3. noun In Australian English, a group of animals, such as kangaroos, cattle, or sheep.
  4. verb To crowd around someone, often aggressively.

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