dregs
Britishplural noun
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solid particles that tend to settle at the bottom of some liquids, such as wine or coffee
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residue or remains
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slang a despicable person
Etymology
Origin of dregs
C14 dreg, from Old Norse dregg; compare Icelandic dreggjar dregs, Latin fracēs oil dregs
Example Sentences
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A Reform UK source said: "Restore are welcome to our dregs. Let's not forget that six of these councillors were expelled."
From BBC
Gomez’s sculpture thus becomes an important record of a precious moment: one in which the dregs of greed were laid bare for all to see.
From Los Angeles Times
He’d been a little too enthusiastic, sending most of the coffee dregs flying at her.
From Literature
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.
From BBC
“Heart Eyes” has two goals: satirize romantic comedies and squeeze the dregs from slasher clichés.
From Los Angeles Times
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