underklass

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) underclass; working class, a social class
  • (computing) a subclass; a derived class structure in object-oriented programming

Etymology

Compound from Swedish under (miracle, wonder, under, below) + Swedish klass.

Origin

Swedish

klass

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