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   low life

   noun

   • 1. people or activities characterized as being disreputable and often criminal: "crackheads, loafers, and general Nineties low life"
   • ▪ a criminal or disreputable person: "he hangs out with lowlifes who cheat him at cards"

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   • 1. low-lifer noun

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   What does it mean to be a lowlife?

   • A lowlife is a no-good bum or a criminal, someone who deserves contempt. A car thief and a cruel bully could both be described as lowlifes. Calling someone a lowlife is an insult — a lowlife has a terrible, mean or criminal reputation.

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   What is the plural form of 'lowlife'?

   • It's 'lowlife', singular, and 'lowlifes', plural. A 'lowlife' refers to a person who leads a 'low' life, meaning crooked, criminal, miserable, etc. It is always used judgmentally and insultingly.

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   What is a low life example?

   • Low-life (plural: low-lifes) (or lowlife) is a term for a person who is considered morally unacceptable by their community. Examples of people society often labels low-lives include aggressive panhandlers, bullies, criminals, drug dealers, freeloaders, hobos, gangsters, prostitutes, pimps, scammers, and thieves.

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   When was the term 'lowlife' first used?

   • The term 'lowlife' was first used in the early 1700s*. OED's earliest evidence for lowlife is from 1712,* in Spectator. Lowlife is formed within English by compounding. Etymons: low adj.*, life n.

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   Is a car thief a lowlife?

   • A car thief and a cruel bully could both be described as lowlifes. Calling someone a lowlife is an insult — a lowlife has a terrible, mean or criminal reputation. You should probably save this word for the worst of the worst, like animal abusers and scam artists who steal money from elderly people.

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   What is an example of a low-lives person?

   • Examples of people society often labels low-lives include aggressive panhandlers, bullies, criminals, drug dealers, freeloaders, hobos, gangsters, prostitutes, pimps, scammers, and thieves. Often, the term is used as an indication of disapproval of antisocial or self-destructive behaviors, usually bearing a connotation of contempt and derision.

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   Low-life (plural: low-lifes) (or lowlife) is a term for a person who is considered morally unacceptable by their community. Examples of people typically referred to as low-life include aggressive panhandlers, bullies, criminals, drug dealers, freeloaders, hobos, gangsters, sex offenders, pimps, scammers, and thieves.

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   The meaning of LOWLIFE is a person of low social status. How to use lowlife in a sentence.

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   a person who exists by criminal activities or has a way of life that most people disapprove of: There are plenty of lowlifes out there, ready to take advantage of unsuspecting senior citizens.

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   Lowlife definition: a despicable person, especially a degenerate or immoral person.. See examples of LOWLIFE used in a sentence.

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   A lowlife is a no-good bum or a criminal, someone who deserves contempt. A car thief and a cruel bully could both be described as lowlifes. Calling someone a lowlife is an insult — a lowlife has a terrible, mean or criminal reputation.

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   There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word lowlife, one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.