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Unimportant person or people

nonentity

noun

someone who is not important or interesting at all

lightweight

noun

someone who is not important or who does not have much influence

mediocrity

noun

someone who is not considered clever or important

has-been

noun

an insulting word for someone who was important or famous in the past but is not now

small fry

noun

people or things that are not important

minion

noun

an unimportant person who has to do what a more powerful person tells them to do

lackey

noun

someone who is too willing to do whatever they are told to do, especially when the person, organization etc being obeyed is much more important or powerful

minnow

noun

an unimportant person or organization

straw man

noun

someone or something that is criticized or attacked but is not really important, powerful, or bad

dead wood

noun

people or things that are no longer considered useful or necessary by an organization

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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