Phrase guide

those people

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any outsiders of a clique.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, plural, plural-only

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noun

Meaning 2

Members of a particular group, collectively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • Drawing the rhetorical distinction between the "people like yourselves" at the overwhelmingly white rally and "those people" protesting was, needless to say, a provocative framing of the issue.
  • The country would be much better off, in his opinion, if "those people" (the term he used in his speech) just went somewhere and shut up.

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