declasse

[dey-kla-sey, -klah-; Fr. dey-klah-sey] Origin

dé·clas·sé

[dey-kla-sey, -klah-; Fr. dey-klah-sey]
adjective
1.
reduced to or having low or lower status: a once-chic restaurant that had become completely déclassé.
2.
reduced or belonging to a lower or low social class, position, or rank.

Origin:
1885–1890; < French, past participle of déclasser. See de-, class
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Declasse is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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declasse
1887, from Fr. déclassé, pp. of déclasser "to cause to lose class."
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