unsereins

people like us, ordinary people like us

unser ours + eins one
pronoun · 1st-person singular Rare #49,024
people like us, ordinary people like us Colloquial; often suggests that the speaker is an ordinary person, in contrast to people who are richer, more important, or more powerful.
GE: Für unsereins ist so ein Urlaub zu teuer.
EN: A vacation like that is too expensive for people like us.

Der ist zu fein für unsereins.

That’s too fancy for the likes of us.

— Der Leopard (1963)

Sie wäre keine geeignete Frau für unsereins.

She wouldn't be a suitable woman for the likes of us.

— Die Legende der Prinzessin Kaguya (2013)

Unsereins muss vorspielen, die Handlung bestimmen.

People like us have to take the lead and determine the course of action.

— Die Blechtrommel (1979)