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pleb

[pleb]

noun

  1. a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.

  2. plebe.



pleb

/ ɛ /

noun

  1. short for plebeian

  2. informala common vulgar person

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pleb1

1850–55, short for plebeian
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Example Sentences

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He admitted swearing at officers but denied calling them "plebs".

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Somewhere outside this room is the real world, where finery and foppishness won’t save these characters from an uprising of the plebs.

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Mr Mitchell admitted using bad language towards a Downing Street police officer but denied calling him a "pleb".

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And he asked when the prime minister would apologise for having "one rule for him and his chums and another for the rest of us plebs".

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Reader Tyler Hogan responded with a really sharp comment, which he gave me permission to share here: This goes further than “managerial class wants to remind plebs who’s in power.”

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When To Use

else does pleb mean?

A pleb, short for plebeian, is a person who is considered too ordinary or a thing deemed commonplace (e.g., basic and normie).

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