"great unhosed" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Coined by Chris Morris in the 1997 Brass Eye episode "Crime" in a satirical parody of crime reporting, with the apparent implication that the people referred to should be cleaned with a hose like farm animals. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} great unhosed pl (plural only)
  1. Alternative form of great unwashed Wikipedia link: Brass Eye, Chris Morris (satirist) Tags: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: great unwashed
    Sense id: en-great_unhosed-en-noun-VlwuF1GE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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