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85er

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Etymology

From 85 + -er.

Noun

85er (plural 85ers)

  1. According to the Five-Percent Nation movement: a member of the ignorant majority of humanity (85%), who are neither 5 percenters nor part of the controlling elites (10%).
    • 2009, Michael Muhammad Knight, Journey to the End of Islam:
      Imagine that, the best Muslim without even doing my prayers, but the best Muslim because I used my mind and thought it out while these 85ers just banged their heads on the floor and never asked a question.

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