low-life

[loh-lahyf] Origin

low·life

[loh-lahyf]
noun, plural low·lifes.
a despicable person, especially a degenerate or immoral person.

Origin:
1785–95; low1 + life
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Word Origin & History

low-life
"disreputable, vulgar," 1794, from low (adj.) + life; as a noun, "coarse, no-good person" it is recorded from 1911. Also lowlife.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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low-life definition


  1. n.
    a low person; a repellent person. : This low-life smells like bacon.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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