dregs
noun/dreɡz/
/dreɡz/
[plural]- the last drops of a liquid, mixed with little pieces of solid material that are left in the bottom of a container
- coffee dregs
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- the worst parts of something that have no use or value
- the dregs of society
- (literary) the last parts of something
- the last dregs of daylight
Word OriginMiddle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish drägg (plural).
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