Definition of pleb in English:

pleb

noun plɛbplɛb

derogatory, informal

An ordinary person, especially one from the lower social classes.
〈贬〉庶民，草民
Example sentencesExamples
- When you turn on your TV, you may see a wizened old man making plebs laugh with his bad wigs and big chin, but we see someone else entirely.
- It's that their criticisms tend so much towards the intellectual snob snap dismissal: it's sold millions, it's popular, ergo it's for the plebs.
- The turf was actually decent and they were kind enough to let us plebs sit in the expensive seats.
- Gianfrancesco Gonzaga invited classical scholar Vittorino da Feltre to set up a boys' school in the city inspired by humanist principles, where ducal scions mixed with talented plebs.
- The truly posh very rarely have much to do with this, so it tends to be the upper middle class vs the utter plebs.
- They should drop their supercilious, insulting position of superiority over the plebs and treat the electorate as intelligent, informed people who deserve not to be put in this position.
- When she decided she was too special to have to line up with the rest of the plebs, she forced her way to the front of the line, demanding to be served because she's ‘famous.’
- It was with a certain degree of self-confessed smugness that I looked out as the blustery wind swept around headquarters and the ordinary plebs tried to wrap up against the elements.
- Tressell wrote his book for the coffee tables of the dissenting middle classes rather than for plebs like Towers and me.
- But we didn't have to queue with the plebs, oh no!
Synonyms
proletarian, commoner, common person, man in the street, person in the street, woman in the street, working-class person, worker, working person

Derivatives

plebby

adjective ˈplɛbiˈplɛbi

derogatory, informal

Well, okay, I'm still a plebby nobody, but a girl can dream.
Example sentencesExamples
- Eleven of the poor souls are to be discarded like crumpled tissue paper, the time-honoured public phone vote ensuring that one of their number is transported into the main house to meet their plebby new pals.
- I would have to study something plebby and lame.
- Where Mummy and Daddy used to live in very posh West of London, they had some rather plebby next door neighbours.
- Of course, the latter mostly applies to general plebby members of the public, but sometimes it happens to wildly popular pop groups, too.

Origin

Mid 17th century: originally as plural plebs, from Latin plebs 'the common people'. Later a shortened form of plebeian.

Rhymes

Aurangzeb, bleb, celeb, deb, ebb, reb, web, Webb

Definition of pleb in US English:

pleb

nounplɛbpleb

derogatory, informal

An ordinary person, especially one from the lower social classes.
〈贬〉庶民，草民
Example sentencesExamples
- It was with a certain degree of self-confessed smugness that I looked out as the blustery wind swept around headquarters and the ordinary plebs tried to wrap up against the elements.
- It's that their criticisms tend so much towards the intellectual snob snap dismissal: it's sold millions, it's popular, ergo it's for the plebs.
- Gianfrancesco Gonzaga invited classical scholar Vittorino da Feltre to set up a boys' school in the city inspired by humanist principles, where ducal scions mixed with talented plebs.
- They should drop their supercilious, insulting position of superiority over the plebs and treat the electorate as intelligent, informed people who deserve not to be put in this position.
- The truly posh very rarely have much to do with this, so it tends to be the upper middle class vs the utter plebs.
- The turf was actually decent and they were kind enough to let us plebs sit in the expensive seats.
- But we didn't have to queue with the plebs, oh no!
- When you turn on your TV, you may see a wizened old man making plebs laugh with his bad wigs and big chin, but we see someone else entirely.
- Tressell wrote his book for the coffee tables of the dissenting middle classes rather than for plebs like Towers and me.
- When she decided she was too special to have to line up with the rest of the plebs, she forced her way to the front of the line, demanding to be served because she's ‘famous.’
Synonyms
proletarian, commoner, common person, man in the street, person in the street, woman in the street, working-class person, worker, working person

Origin

Mid 17th century: originally as plural plebs, from Latin plebs ‘the common people’. Later a shortened form of plebeian.

单词	pleb
释义	Definition of pleb in English: pleb noun plɛbplɛb derogatory, informal An ordinary person, especially one from the lower social classes. 〈贬〉庶民，草民 Example sentencesExamples When you turn on your TV, you may see a wizened old man making plebs laugh with his bad wigs and big chin, but we see someone else entirely. It's that their criticisms tend so much towards the intellectual snob snap dismissal: it's sold millions, it's popular, ergo it's for the plebs. The turf was actually decent and they were kind enough to let us plebs sit in the expensive seats. Gianfrancesco Gonzaga invited classical scholar Vittorino da Feltre to set up a boys' school in the city inspired by humanist principles, where ducal scions mixed with talented plebs. The truly posh very rarely have much to do with this, so it tends to be the upper middle class vs the utter plebs. They should drop their supercilious, insulting position of superiority over the plebs and treat the electorate as intelligent, informed people who deserve not to be put in this position. When she decided she was too special to have to line up with the rest of the plebs, she forced her way to the front of the line, demanding to be served because she's ‘famous.’ It was with a certain degree of self-confessed smugness that I looked out as the blustery wind swept around headquarters and the ordinary plebs tried to wrap up against the elements. Tressell wrote his book for the coffee tables of the dissenting middle classes rather than for plebs like Towers and me. But we didn't have to queue with the plebs, oh no! Synonyms proletarian, commoner, common person, man in the street, person in the street, woman in the street, working-class person, worker, working person Derivatives plebby adjective ˈplɛbiˈplɛbi derogatory, informal Well, okay, I'm still a plebby nobody, but a girl can dream. Example sentencesExamples Eleven of the poor souls are to be discarded like crumpled tissue paper, the time-honoured public phone vote ensuring that one of their number is transported into the main house to meet their plebby new pals. I would have to study something plebby and lame. Where Mummy and Daddy used to live in very posh West of London, they had some rather plebby next door neighbours. Of course, the latter mostly applies to general plebby members of the public, but sometimes it happens to wildly popular pop groups, too. Origin Mid 17th century: originally as plural plebs, from Latin plebs 'the common people'. Later a shortened form of plebeian. Rhymes Aurangzeb, bleb, celeb, deb, ebb, reb, web, Webb Definition of pleb in US English: pleb nounplɛbpleb derogatory, informal An ordinary person, especially one from the lower social classes. 〈贬〉庶民，草民 Example sentencesExamples It was with a certain degree of self-confessed smugness that I looked out as the blustery wind swept around headquarters and the ordinary plebs tried to wrap up against the elements. It's that their criticisms tend so much towards the intellectual snob snap dismissal: it's sold millions, it's popular, ergo it's for the plebs. Gianfrancesco Gonzaga invited classical scholar Vittorino da Feltre to set up a boys' school in the city inspired by humanist principles, where ducal scions mixed with talented plebs. They should drop their supercilious, insulting position of superiority over the plebs and treat the electorate as intelligent, informed people who deserve not to be put in this position. The truly posh very rarely have much to do with this, so it tends to be the upper middle class vs the utter plebs. The turf was actually decent and they were kind enough to let us plebs sit in the expensive seats. But we didn't have to queue with the plebs, oh no! When you turn on your TV, you may see a wizened old man making plebs laugh with his bad wigs and big chin, but we see someone else entirely. Tressell wrote his book for the coffee tables of the dissenting middle classes rather than for plebs like Towers and me. When she decided she was too special to have to line up with the rest of the plebs, she forced her way to the front of the line, demanding to be served because she's ‘famous.’ Synonyms proletarian, commoner, common person, man in the street, person in the street, woman in the street, working-class person, worker, working person Origin Mid 17th century: originally as plural plebs, from Latin plebs ‘the common people’. Later a shortened form of plebeian.
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