Have-a-little

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Noun
  1. 1
    A somewhat poor or underprivileged person, better off than a have-not.

    "A Canarsie housewife said it best: We never join the have-a-littles with the have-nots to fight the haves. We make sure the have-a-littles fight the have-nots. That's the shame of it"

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"A Canarsie housewife said it best: We never join the have-a-littles with the have-nots to fight the haves. We make sure the have-a-littles fight the have-nots. That's the shame of it"

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