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n. - In Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section.

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  • Yeah the pennywhistle is the worst kind of groundling humor.
  • The modern-day Globe is located on the south bank of the River Thames a stone's throw from where the original theater used to exist and is built to similar specifications with...
  • Has anyone else noticed a lot more groundling crowd noise on The Daily Show and the Colbert Report?
  • Still, it is heart-rending to think I shall never rise above the sordid earth, always remain a mere groundling!
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