déclassé
adjective
dé·clas·sé
ˌdā-ˌkla-ˈsā 
-ˌklä-
1
: fallen or lowered in class, rank, or social position
2
: of inferior status
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Very few seem to remember, or care, how declasse that phrase was once considered.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Very few seem to remember, or care, how declasse that phrase was once considered.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
As prevalent as garlic is in American cooking today, for much of the 20th century it was considered an exotic, even declasse, ingredient.
—Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Dec. 2022
In China, Pabst beer, which is cheap and declasse stateside, is reformulated as Blue Ribbon 1844 and sells for roughly $50 a bottle.
—Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2021
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Very few seem to remember, or care, how declasse that phrase was once considered.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
As prevalent as garlic is in American cooking today, for much of the 20th century it was considered an exotic, even declasse, ingredient.
—Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Dec. 2022
In China, Pabst beer, which is cheap and declasse stateside, is reformulated as Blue Ribbon 1844 and sells for roughly $50 a bottle.
—Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2021
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“Déclassé.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/d%C3%A9class%C3%A9. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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