canaille

Examples

• All

• The wealthy neighborhood looked down on the canaille who lived in the slums.

• You should stick to the gutter, canaille,” he yells, and warns against staring “insolently at white ladies” (9).

  Academic text (2018)

• As canaille age, they cannibalize a chance, fit to the genital area.

  Blog text (20)

• Canaille...

  Pirates (1986)

• Canaille was there, fresh from gathering violets in her lawn-green train and velvet jacket.

  Academic text (2007)

• We don't go in for that canaille vigilante crap y'all be pullin' down there.

  Bad Asses on the Bayou (2015)

• The city's elite rarely interacted with what they referred to as the canaille.

Synonyms

S

scumbag

vscanaille

• Offensive

168 9.5

A person who treats other people very badly and unfairly

is focused on social low status contempt rather than moral blame

S

scum bag

vscanaille

• Offensive

1 8.9

A very bad person who treats other people cruelly

expresses contempt tied to social class or low standing rather than guilt

S

stinkpot

vscanaille

• Offensive

1 9.9

A rude word for a person people strongly dislike

targets low social class or group rather than only personal nastiness

C

crumbum

vscanaille

• Offensive

1 9.9

A rude, selfish person who does not help others

speaks of social low status rather than mere worthlessness

C

cagmag

vscanaille

• Offensive

9.9

A dishonest person who cheats or lies to others

is used to criticise low social class more than being merely slang

C

carajo

vscanaille

• Offensive

9.9

An offensive word for a very bad or worthless person

carries contempt linked to social lowliness rather than strong personal anger

Antonyms

N

noble

274 3.6

Having high moral qualities and kind intentions

R

respectable

114 3.0

Seen by people as good and socially acceptable

How Contemptible

scum

• Offensive

182 8.1

villain

272 3.3

canaille

• Offensive

9.9

scoundrel

• Offensive

51 6.5

rogue

129 5.9

rascal

• Informal

54 3.5

Surface Forms

Etymology