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Pleb

//plɛb// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or concerning the lower class of a society. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Undistinguished, commonplace, unsophisticated, vulgar, coarse. derogatory, not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    A commoner; a member of the lower class of a society.
  2. 2
    one of the common people wordnet
  3. 3
    A common person; an unsophisticated or cultureless person. derogatory

    "You're under my roof, you pleb."

  4. 4
    A freshman cadet at a military academy. US, derogatory, slang, usually

    "I found some of the novices, plebs they are called, home-sick, and weary with their discipline."

Etymology

Etymology 1

A clipping of plebeian and plebe, sometimes also understood as a back-formation from plebs.

Etymology 2

A clipping of plebeian and plebe, sometimes also understood as a back-formation from plebs.

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