Oi Polloi
properly Hoi Polloi. (Greek.) The commonalty, the many.
In University slang the “poll men,” or those who take degrees without
“honours.”
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Oi Polloi from Fact Monster:
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