dregs
[plural noun]
- sediment, deposit, dross, grounds, lees, residue, residuum, scum, waste
- scum, good-for-nothings, rabble, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff

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dregs /dreɡz/ noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old Norse; Origin: dregg]

1. [plural] a small amount of a drink, sometimes with bits in, left at the bottom of a cup, glass, or bottle

2. the dregs of society/humanity not polite an offensive expression used to describe the people that you consider are the least important or useful in society

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲