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low·life
/
ˈloʊˌlaɪf
/
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loh
-lahyf
]
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noun,
plural
low·lifes.
a despicable person, especially a degenerate or immoral person.
Origin:
1785–95;
low
1
+
life
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lowlife
(ˈləʊˌlaɪf)
—
n
,
pl
-lifes
slang
a. a member or members of the underworld
b. (
as modifier
):
his lowlife friends
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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