hoi pol loi', [Gr., the many.] the common people the masses: usually patronizing or contemptuous; popularly and redundantly preceded by 'the'.
Wade T.Smith wrote:
>
> >Given
> >what [the] hoi polloi occupy their minds with (sex, money, Oprah)
>
> Hey, is one out of three OK?
It's all good, man.
-KMO