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They say all the lowlifes used to hang out at the docks and plot their despicable crimes, before being elected to public office.
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lowlife — [lō′līf΄] Informal n. 1. pl. lowlifes a vulgar, coarse, or undignified person: also lowlifer 2. lowlifes collectively or their milieu adj. of or characteristic of a lowlife; low class … English World dictionary
lowlife — UK [ˈləʊˌlaɪf] / US [ˈloʊˌlaɪf] noun Word forms lowlife : singular lowlife plural lowlifes informal a) [countable] a bad person, especially a criminal b) [uncountable] criminals and their activities … English dictionary
lowlife — n American a disreputable and/or contemptible per son. A fashionable term of the 1970s which was adopted by some British speakers to refer to those considered socially unacceptable. ► Jesus, Katy, what are you doing with this lowlife? … Contemporary slang
lowlife — a person without morals or humanitarian values What a lowlife! He sold drugs to children … English idioms
Lowlife (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Lowlife Img capt = Img size = 250 Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Grangemouth, Scotland Genre = Rock Alternative rock Dream pop Years active = 1985 ndash; 1997 Label = Nightshift Records… … Wikipedia
Lowlife (comics) — Infobox future comics| imagesize= caption= publisher=Slave Labor Graphics, Caliber Comics date= series= mini= arc= crossover= run= main char team= writers = Ed Brubaker artists = Ed Brubaker pencillers= inkers= letterers= colorists= sort=Pagename … Wikipedia
Lowlife Highlights — Infobox Album Name = Lowlife Highlights Type = compilation Artist = Mustasch Released = 2008 Recorded = Genre = Heavy metal Length = 74:29 min Label = Regain Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album = Lowlife Highlights is the… … Wikipedia
lowlife — noun (plural lowlifes; also lowlives) Date: 1911 1. a person of low social status 2. a person of low moral character • low life adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
lowlife — /loh luyf /, n., pl. lowlifes. a despicable person, esp. a degenerate or immoral person. [1785 95; LOW1 + LIFE] * * * … Universalium
lowlife — Synonyms and related words: Bowery bum, bastard, beachcomber, beggar, beggarly fellow, blackguard, blighter, budmash, bum, bummer, caitiff, derelict, devil, drifter, drunkard, good for naught, good for nothing, heel, hobo, human wreck, knave,… … Moby Thesaurus
