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   dregs

   /drɛɡz/

   plural

   • 1. the remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment: "coffee dregs" Similar sedimentdepositresidueremainsaccumulationslopssludgescumdebrisdrossdetritusrefuseleesgroundsscouringstechnical:precipitatesublimateresiduumsettlingsalluviumliterary:draffarchaic:grouts
   • ▪ the most worthless part or parts of something: "the dregs of society" Similar scumrefuserabblevermindown-and-outsgood-for-nothingsoutcastsdeadbeatstrampsvagrantsthe underclassthe untouchablesthe lowest of the lowthe great unwashedthe hoi polloithe ragtag (and bobtail)the canailleinformal:riff-raffZ-listtrashdossers

   Word Origin Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish drägg (plural).

   Derivatives

   • 1. dreggy adjective

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