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 {{Hatnote|For the album by [[New Order]] see [[Low-Life]]. For other uses, see [[Low Life]].}}
+[[Mark Zuckerberg]], .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=low-life&searchmode=phrase|title=Online Etymology Dictionary|accessdate=2006-06-10}}</ref>
-A '''low-life''' or '''lowlife''' is a term for a person who is considered morally unacceptable by their [[community]] in general. Examples of people who are often called "lowlifes" are [[prostitute]]s, [[drug addict]]s, [[drug dealer]]s, [[alcoholism|alcoholics]], [[charlatan|hustlers]], [[pimp]]s, [[slumlord]]s, criminals, spammers and corrupt officials or [[authoritarianism|authority figures]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Defending the Undefendable|author=Block, Walter|year=1991|ISBN=0930073053}}</ref>
-Often, the term is used as an indication of disapproval of antisocial or self-destructive behaviors, usually bearing a connotation of contempt and derision. This usage of the word dates to 1911.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=low-life&searchmode=phrase|title=Online Etymology Dictionary|accessdate=2006-06-10}}</ref>
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