demi-monde
noun/ˌdemi ˈmɒnd/
/ˌdemi ˈmɑːnd/
[singular] (from French)- people whose behaviour or beliefs prevent them from being fully accepted as part of the main group in societyWord OriginFrench, literally ‘half-world’.
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