lower classn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌləʊə ˈklɑːs/,

/ˌləʊə ˈklas/, U.S.

/ˌloʊər ˈklæs/

Forms: see lower adj., n.¹, and adv. and class n. and adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lower adj., class n.

Etymology: < lower adj. + class n.

A. n.

A class of society or social grouping considered to have the lowest social status; (in singular and plural, with the) the members of such a class. Cf. class n. 4a(a), the lower orders at order n. 7a.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [noun] > collectively

vulgarsa1513

worsers1581

unconscionable1607

lower class1637

the lower orders1679

worses1857

lesser breeds1897

lower depths1902

1637 J. Shirley Example iii. sig. D4 I might orerule some witts O'th lower classe.

1702 T. Marwood Diary in Publ. Catholic Rec. Soc. (1909) 7 134 To-day the Vacancys of the lower Classe began, and end at S^t Luke.

1767 T. Hutchinson Hist. Province Massachusets-Bay, 1691–1750 431 The lower class were beyond measure enraged and soon assembled with sticks, clubs, pitchmops, & c.

1772 J. Hanway (title) Observations on the Causes of the Dissoluteness which reigns among the lower classes of the people.

1804 T. G. Fessenden Orig. Poems 33 (note) ‘Gave him the bag.’ An expression common with the lower classes.

1839 Countess of Blessington Idler in Italy II. 115 The humbler portable shops..are surrounded by eager applicants for the sorbetto and lemonade, of which the lower class consume such quantities.

1912 C. S. Churchill Let. 14 July in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) iv. 68 They can't bear the idea of the lower classes being independent and free.

1964 R. D. Abrahams Deep down in Jungle i. ii. 56 Negro males from the lower class.

1968 P. Oliver Screening Blues iv. 142 Within the lower class the policy writer was considered a parasite who lived off his fellows.

2010 Church Times 28 May 27/2 The ‘chippiness’ of the lower classes, as Mr Thompson represents it.

B. adj.

Usually with hyphen. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the lower class.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [adjective]

low-bred1599

dunghilled1600

ungenteel1633

underbred1650

half-bred1694

ingenteel1694

ungentlemanlike1719

lowlife1728

under-degreed1748

lower class1812

downstairs1819

low-class1836

wrong1859

(as) common as dirt (also muck)1877

plebbish1928

downscale1930

non-U1954

1812 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 25 Jan. 127 They stipulated with this Lower Class man for leave to wear their swords.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Miner's Right I. iv. 98 Some of the swells here..are the biggest rapscallions out, instead of setting a good example to us poor ignorant lower-class mullocks.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. 399 Staggering bob in the vile parlance of our lower class licensed victuallers signifies the cookable and eatable flesh of a calf newly dropped from its mother.

1958 Spectator 11 July 67/2 A vigorous but implausible book about an AYM, strictly lower-class.

1981 R. G. Myers Connecting Worlds 33 It is rare to encounter individuals who are from lower-class origins who have acquired an academic credential and are involved in educational research.

2005 New Yorker 14 Nov. 97/3 The group's rise from lower-class Jersey doo-woppers to Rock and Roll Hall of Famers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lower class
释义	lower classn.adj. Brit. /ˌləʊə ˈklɑːs/, /ˌləʊə ˈklas/, U.S. /ˌloʊər ˈklæs/ Forms: see lower adj., n.¹, and adv. and class n. and adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lower adj., class n. Etymology: < lower adj. + class n. A. n. A class of society or social grouping considered to have the lowest social status; (in singular and plural, with the) the members of such a class. Cf. class n. 4a(a), the lower orders at order n. 7a. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [noun] > collectively vulgarsa1513 worsers1581 unconscionable1607 lower class1637 the lower orders1679 worses1857 lesser breeds1897 lower depths1902 1637 J. Shirley Example iii. sig. D4 I might orerule some witts O'th lower classe. 1702 T. Marwood Diary in Publ. Catholic Rec. Soc. (1909) 7 134 To-day the Vacancys of the lower Classe began, and end at S^t Luke. 1767 T. Hutchinson Hist. Province Massachusets-Bay, 1691–1750 431 The lower class were beyond measure enraged and soon assembled with sticks, clubs, pitchmops, & c. 1772 J. Hanway (title) Observations on the Causes of the Dissoluteness which reigns among the lower classes of the people. 1804 T. G. Fessenden Orig. Poems 33 (note) ‘Gave him the bag.’ An expression common with the lower classes. 1839 Countess of Blessington Idler in Italy II. 115 The humbler portable shops..are surrounded by eager applicants for the sorbetto and lemonade, of which the lower class consume such quantities. 1912 C. S. Churchill Let. 14 July in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) iv. 68 They can't bear the idea of the lower classes being independent and free. 1964 R. D. Abrahams Deep down in Jungle i. ii. 56 Negro males from the lower class. 1968 P. Oliver Screening Blues iv. 142 Within the lower class the policy writer was considered a parasite who lived off his fellows. 2010 Church Times 28 May 27/2 The ‘chippiness’ of the lower classes, as Mr Thompson represents it. B. adj. Usually with hyphen. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the lower class. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [adjective] low-bred1599 dunghilled1600 ungenteel1633 underbred1650 half-bred1694 ingenteel1694 ungentlemanlike1719 lowlife1728 under-degreed1748 lower class1812 downstairs1819 low-class1836 wrong1859 (as) common as dirt (also muck)1877 plebbish1928 downscale1930 non-U1954 1812 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 25 Jan. 127 They stipulated with this Lower Class man for leave to wear their swords. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Miner's Right I. iv. 98 Some of the swells here..are the biggest rapscallions out, instead of setting a good example to us poor ignorant lower-class mullocks. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. 399 Staggering bob in the vile parlance of our lower class licensed victuallers signifies the cookable and eatable flesh of a calf newly dropped from its mother. 1958 Spectator 11 July 67/2 A vigorous but implausible book about an AYM, strictly lower-class. 1981 R. G. Myers Connecting Worlds 33 It is rare to encounter individuals who are from lower-class origins who have acquired an academic credential and are involved in educational research. 2005 New Yorker 14 Nov. 97/3 The group's rise from lower-class Jersey doo-woppers to Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1637
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