> the hoi polloi Pedantry: "The hoi polloi* is redundant — in Greek, hoi is a definite article equivalent to "the," so "the hoi polloi" is "the the many." [0]

> the hoi polloi Pedantry: "The hoi polloi* is redundant — in Greek, hoi is a definite article equivalent to "the," so "the hoi polloi" is "the the many." [0] But yes, that's how the term has passed into common parlance, just as "ATM machine" is similarly redundant. [0] https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Hoi_polloi https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Hoi_polloi