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Dregs
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1. The dregs of a liquid are the last drops left at the bottom of a container, together with any solid bits that have sunk to the bottom. Colum drained the dregs from his cup. N-PLURAL: usu the N c darkgreen]disapproval 2. If you talk about the dregs of society or of a community, you mean the people in it who you consider to be the most worthless and bad. He sees dissidents as the dregs of society. N-PLURAL: usu the N of n c darkgreen]disapproval
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~ n 1 small pieces that sink to the bottom of wine, coffee etc (- compare lee (3)) 2 the dregs of society/humanity an offensive expression used to describe the people that you consider are the least important or useful ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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