unwashed

• Описывает кого-то или что-то, что не является чистым; часто используется в переносном смысле для обозначения простых людей.

Describes someone or something that is not clean; often used figuratively to refer to the common masses.

1. Not cleaned with water or soapA2formal

   Not having been washed; dirty or unclean.

   Немытый

   • The unwashed dishes piled up in the sink.
   • He wore an unwashed shirt to the party.
   • The unwashed car was covered in mud.

   Synonymsdirtyfilthyfoulgrimyimpuresoiledstainedunclean

   Antonymscleanwashed

2. The common people (figurative)C1informalbritish

   Used in the phrase 'the great unwashed' to refer to ordinary people, often in a derogatory or humorous way.

   Простой народ

   • The politician dismissed the concerns of the great unwashed.
   • He felt superior to the unwashed masses.
   • The elite rarely mingled with the unwashed public.

   Synonymscommonlower classplebeianproletarianvulgarworking-class

   Antonymsaristocracyelitegentrynobility