as in pariahs
one who is cast out or rejected by society
the professor is something of an outcast in the halls of academe now that his former support of a dictatorial regime has become public
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Sweaty afternoons are spent buzzed on cheap tequila and bantering with his fellow social outcasts.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
This ’90s horror flick about a coven of high-school outcasts holds up quite well, as does its dark brand of girl power.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
On the surface, Baum’s novel seems as simple as a Grimm’s fairytale, but slyly subverts tradition by depicting the titular wizard as a shameless conman, a slick salesman who, nonetheless, genuinely helps Dorothy and her party of outcasts.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Dorothy gathers another party of outcasts and sets off to restore the land, but the film is full of eerie, unsettling moments, something of a horror movie for children, and contains some of the greatest special effects work ever put to screen.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Yet its cartoonish gesture toward a vague lesson of societal liberation has withstood the test of time and now Rocky Horror is an anthem for outcasts of any kind.
—Fran Tirado, Them, 15 Oct. 2024
Or that Wednesday is set at a boarding school for outcasts, monsters, and practitioners of magic—shades of Harry Potter.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Shaker villages, keep in mind, relied on endless supplies of outcasts and orphans.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Still, our heroes are not traditional heroes but rather scoundrels and knaves and outcasts, all of whom have complex inner turmoil and compelling character arcs.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
This ’90s horror flick about a coven of high-school outcasts holds up quite well, as does its dark brand of girl power.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
On the surface, Baum’s novel seems as simple as a Grimm’s fairytale, but slyly subverts tradition by depicting the titular wizard as a shameless conman, a slick salesman who, nonetheless, genuinely helps Dorothy and her party of outcasts.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Dorothy gathers another party of outcasts and sets off to restore the land, but the film is full of eerie, unsettling moments, something of a horror movie for children, and contains some of the greatest special effects work ever put to screen.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Yet its cartoonish gesture toward a vague lesson of societal liberation has withstood the test of time and now Rocky Horror is an anthem for outcasts of any kind.
—Fran Tirado, Them, 15 Oct. 2024
Or that Wednesday is set at a boarding school for outcasts, monsters, and practitioners of magic—shades of Harry Potter.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Shaker villages, keep in mind, relied on endless supplies of outcasts and orphans.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Still, our heroes are not traditional heroes but rather scoundrels and knaves and outcasts, all of whom have complex inner turmoil and compelling character arcs.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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