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demimonde

noun

ˈde-mi-ˌmänd

Definition of demimonde

as in underworld

a social sphere that exists outside of the mainstream a documentary examining the demimonde of organized crime

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Recent Examples of demimonde This debacle plunges the Marvins into Sydney’s criminal demimonde, where Susi is part of an organization headquartered in an amusement park and led by another brother-sister duo, this one terrifyingly unhinged. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Mar. 2026 The gumshoe’s exploits, punctuated with suspense, dark comedy and a motley cast unique to the demimonde of the Mexican capital, have been made into films and a Netflix series and translated into English and other languages. — Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025 Should their conditions worsen or improve, the end result is the same – promising an instant and irrevocable erasure of this demimonde forged from slumber. — Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024 Adelstein in Tokyo Vice also suffers from Japanese-superiority complex after being thrust into a beguiling demimonde of yakuza gangsters and gorgeous hostesses who garnish his adventures with Kobe beef and bottle service. — Ryu Spaeth, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for demimonde

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underworld

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The unlicensed recovery center underworld ranges from places that pamper patients with space and very personal care by licensed medical professionals to places that cram patients into spaces minded by people with limited or no medical training.

— DAVID J. NEAL, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
After slowly changing the theatrical underworld as the king of midnight movies, Curry spent the rest of his acting career gleefully refusing to be pinned down.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026

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