UNWASHED


Meaning of UNWASHED in English

I. -ˈwȯsht, -ˈwäsht adjective

Date: 13th century

1. : not cleaned with or as if with soap and water

2. : ignorant , plebeian

the unwashed masses

• un·washed·ness noun

II. noun

Date: 1830

: an ignorant or underprivileged group : rabble — usually used with great

the great unwashed

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.