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Coined by British Methodist preacher William Booth in 1890 in In Darkest England and the Way Out.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The poorest ten percent of the population. Full definition →
Coined by British Methodist preacher William Booth in 1890 in In Darkest England and the Way Out.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.