pleb

American  

[pleb] / plɛb /

noun

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

2. plebe.

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pleb British  

/ plɛb /

noun

1. short for plebeian

2. informal a common vulgar person

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Usage

What 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).

Etymology

Origin of pleb

1850–55, short for plebeian

Example Sentences

I’m continually assaulted by images of the Kardashians, the ultimate hot-mom clan, who’ve set the bar for the rest of us plebs, showing off their sculpted figures and eerily frozen faces.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From New York Times

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.”

From The Verge

Another said, “It’s one rule for them and another for us plebs!”

From Washington Post

Much like The Bachelor, the entertainment value for us plebs is just watching a bunch of thirsty cities embarrass themselves.

From The Verge