pleb
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The then cabinet member apologised for using bad language but denied using the word pleb.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2013
No 10 said the inquiry's scope was sufficient, after Cabinet Secretary Jeremy Heywood admitted he did not look at whether the word "pleb" was used.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2013
How dare some nobody pleb have the temerity to criticise YOU.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 8, 2012
Ian Brookes says that these days, the word is mostly used by somebody about themselves as a mark of false modesty, such as, "I'm such a pleb when it comes to modern art."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2012
Little did the pleb dream that he was up against a man of brains.
From Lord Stranleigh Abroad by Robert Barr
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
Williams later clarified that he had already donated; nevertheless, it feels as if an awful lot of celebrities are more keen on soliciting money from us plebs than reaching into their own purses.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2020
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
