noun
- Plural of lumpen; stupid, unthinking, or unenlightened people, especially as a social class.
Usage: Often used in a derogatory or critical sense; Derived from Marxist terminology (lumpenproletariat)
Examples
- The critic dismissed the audience as lumpens who lacked appreciation for avant-garde art.
- He argued that the lumpens were easily manipulated by populist rhetoric.
- The philosopher viewed the lumpens as a barrier to social progress.
- She refused to pander to the lumpens in her writing.
- The lumpens, according to the theory, had no revolutionary potential.