| Whether Dahl's Oompa-Loompas were derived from the oompah-pahs of brass instruments or Karl Marx's lumpenproletariat is of little consequence aged nine, but now raises an eyebrow. |
| It's a better idea for the wealthy to provide a safety net for the lumpenproletariat than to be the first up against the wall when the revolution comes. |
| Lumpen, I kept thinking, or lumpenproletariat — when I probably meant just plain lumpy. |
| For some workers and lumpenproletariat, it is a revolt against greedy capitalists. |
| If Valentin's career were to be charted on the basis of the characters he portrayed, he could be described as beginning as a 'living caricature' on the screen and ending as a down-and-out member of the lumpenproletariat. |
| Remember, he's the voice of the lumpenproletariat, the great unwashed, the rough part of Los Angeles. |
