pleb

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  1. noun A commoner; a plebeian.

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  • The white cadets seemed paralyzed Several cadets threatened to resign, some advocated maiming him for life, and a Democratic 'pleb' from Illinois exclaimed, 'I'd rather die than drill with the black devil.' —  Henry Ossian Flipper, The Colored Cadet at West Point
  • I was an Aventine pleb, hardly decent material for the Emperor's inner cabinet. —  Two For The Lions
  • Where art thou Paul? cheers pedro what scum, nice girl in that clip as well! king kev, thats ok for you is it. by not sacking him, for me you condone him. what a pleb. anyway enough on that. well done boys and ddm great news on RVP.!!!!! —  WordPress.com News
  • For instance, to operate a pig farm, all you need to do is erect hog heaven itself and a nearby insulae apartment building for its pleb employees. —  GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features
  • Meanwhile, in the upper balcony, among the lower classes, an equally drunk pleb (also played by Chaplin) is yanked back before he can fall into the stalls. —  Film | guardian.co.uk
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Short for plebeian, or perhaps back-formation from plebs.

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  1. from Latin plebs: see plebe.
 

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/plɛb/
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