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吃瓜群眾

简吃瓜群众 · 繁吃瓜群眾

Mandarin · pinyin chī guā qún zhòng

peanut gallery (esp. in online forums)
onlookers who are interested in the spectacle but don't have anything knowledgeable to say about it
(neologism c. 2016)

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(neologism, Internet slang, humorous, often used as self-address) onlookers (who are unaware of the situation); clueless commoners; peanut gallery