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pleb.

A commoner; a member of the lower class of a society.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/plɛb/
  1. A commoner; a member of the lower class of a society.

  2. A common person; an unsophisticated or cultureless person.

    derogatory
  3. A freshman cadet at a military academy.

    US · derogatory · slang · usually
Where this word comes from

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

adj/plɛb/
  1. Of or concerning the lower class of a society.

    not-comparable
  2. Undistinguished, commonplace, unsophisticated, vulgar, coarse.

    derogatory · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

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