kəˈlüvēˌēz noun
( plural colluvies )
Etymology: Latin, collection of washings, dregs, offscourings, from colluere to wash, from com- + -luere (from lavere to wash) — more at lye
: collection , gathering :
a. : an accumulation of foulness
b. : hotchpotch , jumble
a colluvies of low characters