pleb

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He has admitted swearing during the original incident but has always denied the allegation by the officer present, PC Toby Rowland, that he used the word "pleb".

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2014

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

Michael Portillo has said he "misspoke" when he claimed he had heard former Conservative chief whip Andrew Mitchell say the word "pleb".

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2013

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

All men know Her mother was free-born and wedded to Virginius, centurion and pleb.

From Virginia, A Tragedy And Other Poems by Gilmore, Marion Forster