dreg

[dreg]

noun

1. dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.

2. Usually dregs. the least valuable part of anything.

   the dregs of society.

3. a small remnant; any small quantity.

dreg

/ drɛɡ /

noun

1. a small quantity See also dregs

   not a dreg of pity

Word History and Origins

Origin of dreg¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Old Norse dreg yeast (plural dreggjar dregs); cognate with Old Swedish dräg dregs

Word History and Origins

Origin of dreg¹

see _dregs

Example Sentences

It is not known whether this was one of the issues Sir Jim Ratcliffe was mulling over when the camera panned to him in the last dregs of United's latest damaging loss under Amorim's charge.

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After all, Ukraine, and Gaza, and the dregs of his trade war with China and the rest of the world await.

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“For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of society, who will never contribute anything other than Misery and Suffering,” he wrote.

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The dregs of the British Empire could barely restrain their racism and classism, and Meghan was easily cast as a convenient villain.

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It’s a similar reproach to the dregs of modern culture that you’d see in a “Saw” film, only far more cruel and snobby.

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