culturally disadvantaged

culturally disadvantaged
culturally deprived & culturally disadvantaged
Euph. poor; lower-class. •

Joe is working at a summer camp for culturally deprived children.

Jane grew up in a culturally disadvantaged neighborhood.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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