lowlife (redirected from lowlives)

low·life  (llf)

n. pl. low·lifes also low·lives (-lvz)

A person of low social status or moral character: "explores a world of London lowlifes in sinister prosperity" (Times Literary Supplement).

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low-life adj.

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lowlife [ˈləʊˌlaɪf]

n pl -lifes

Slang

a.  a member or members of the underworld

b.  (as modifier) his lowlife friends

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lowlife - a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" dirty dog, git, puke, rotter, scum bag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot, bum, crumb, rat disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable