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precariat 

Containing the meaning of and combining the two words precarious and proletariat, we arrive at a new word which aptly describes the job insecurity our current generation of graduates must deal with.
While the Wall Street fat-cats toast each others' success with champagne above the fray, the NYPD pick off the precariat protesters with pepper spray in the streets below.
precariat by paulpaxman October 2, 2011
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Precariacide 

noun pre·car·i·a·cide /prəˈkɛəriəˌsaɪd/
Definition:
The deliberate abandonment, marginalization, or destruction of the Precariat—those living in chronic economic instability—through systemic neglect, austerity policies, and the erosion of social safety nets. A form of eliminative poverty where the poor are not merely ignored, but structurally erased.
“The administration’s refusal to fund housing, healthcare, or living wages is not just policy—it’s Precariacide.”
Precariacide by Jagun August 9, 2025