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Lumpenproletariat Lum Pen Pro Lih Tear Ee Ut Noun Term Karl Marx Describe Uneducated

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(LUM-pen-pro-lih-tear-ee-ut), noun

Term used by Karl Marx to describe uneducated common people.

It’s difficult to pretend to be a member of the LUMPENPROLETARIAT when your car costs more than your next-door neighbor’s house.

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