What is the meaning of the Greek phrase "hoi polloi?"
Correct answer: The great masses of ordinary people
I am not a number.
So when talking about "the hoi polloi" we are really saying "the the people".
SOS
I grew up thinking hoi polloi meant the elite... I must be a product of the 1950s hahaha lol
Anna J
I loved learning about this word!
little b
i don't like people
Terry
we are all masses of ordinary people
hi
Brandywine, hoity toity used to mean someone who tried to take on the mannerisms of a class above them. Usually within distain of their own class.
Anjo
Brandywine, no it’s not pronounced like that .
I am Greek .We don’t pronounce h at the beginning of the word
Artie
I learned Latin in school and also a smattering of Greek.
Brandywine
It is pronounced exactly how it is spelled. "Hoy Puh-loy". I do wonder if it has anything to do with "Hoity Toity" which I think is the opposite. 😂
Cinker
How is this pronounced?
flr
I remember that from George Orwell's 1984.
antzuzu
Then, where did riff-raff come from!?