street trash

Frequency: 3.50.7 per million words

offensive term for poor people

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Examples (10)

  • He dismissed the homeless people as mere street trash.
  • The derogatory label 'street trash' is often used to dehumanize the poor.
  • Historically, impoverished individuals were cruelly branded as street trash.
  • Being called street trash can inflict deep emotional wounds.
  • The film depicted the harsh reality of those society often labels street trash.
  • Activists campaigned against the use of offensive terms like 'street trash'.
  • From his privileged viewpoint, anyone struggling on the streets was just street trash.
  • Media sometimes perpetuates stereotypes by referring to marginalized groups as street trash.
  • Such language, calling people street trash, only fuels social division.
  • No human being, regardless of their circumstances, should ever be considered street trash.