worldlings; the crowd; common people
A somewhat literary or old-fashioned term for ordinary, unenlightened people, often used in a dismissive or condescending tone. Not common in everyday speech.
He has refined tastes, unlike the common crowd.
The philosopher paid no heed to the opinions of the vulgar.
Compound of 俗 (vulgar, worldly) and 輩 (fellow, group). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in literary contexts to refer dismissively to ordinary people.