noun
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short for plebeian
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informal a common vulgar person
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).
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Etymology
Origin of pleb
1850–55, short for plebeian
Example Sentences
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After the "plebgate" incident at Downing Street in September 2012, then-Chief Whip Mr Mitchell apologised for using bad language but denied using the word pleb.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2014
But he also maintained: "I think most people who know me know I would not use words like pleb or moron in describing anyone."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2013
In , the FT notes that what did it for Mr Mitchell was his disputed use of the word "pleb".
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2012
Conservative MP Mr Mitchell has always denied using the word "pleb" but has admits he lost his temper and swore at the officers after they refused to let him cycle through the main gate.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2012
I know the maid; a blameless child of one Virginius, a soldier and a pleb.
From Virginia, A Tragedy And Other Poems by Marion Forster Gilmore
These screens will show the fight to all us plebs come Sunday night.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
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 ● Jan. 14, 2026
Their existence made it easier for ordinary plebs to get into bitcoin, and they brought new kinds of security risks, too.
From The Verge ● Jan. 3, 2019
The rest of us plebs could just go rot at lesser colleges after one B ruined plenty of T1 school dreams.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2018
“She’s my director. I’m gonna have to start making appointments for you plebs to talk to her.”
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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