ferals

/ˈfɛrəlz/
noun
  1. Feral animals, especially cats or dogs living in the wild.
    • Volunteers set up feeding stations for the ferals during the winter.
    • Many ferals suffer from disease and malnutrition.
    • The city hired a team to manage the population of ferals in the park.
  2. (Australian slang) People who are unconventional, anti-establishment, or live outside mainstream society, often associated with a hippie or alternative lifestyle.
    • Some locals call them ferals because they live in buses and grow their own food.
    • The festival was full of ferals dancing and playing drums.
    • He embraced the feral lifestyle, rejecting consumerism and living off the grid.
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