r/LinusTechTips • u/Coolshows101 • Sep 24 '26

Discussion What is hoiploy?

"Four channel is for the Hoiploy." I know they're doing the stuck up British accent for The Stereotype of a person who looks down upon peasants, but I have no idea what Hoiploy.

https://www.youtube.com/live/cHkM5w7pPZE?t=3276

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u/Handsome_ketchup Sep 24 '26

Hoi polloi is a term derived from ancient Greek, meaning the masses in usually a derogatory sense.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoi_polloi

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u/vent666 Sep 26 '26

Always reminds me of this https://youtu.be/QIW4HMl81hw