pleb

== English == === Etymology === A clipping of plebeian and plebe, sometimes also understood as a back-formation from plebs. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /plɛb/ Rhymes: -ɛb === Noun === pleb (plural plebs) A commoner; a member of the lower class of a society. (derogatory) A common person; an unsophisticated or cultureless person. (US, slang, usually derogatory) A freshman cadet at a military academy. ==== Synonyms ==== prole, plebe, plebeian ==== Antonyms ==== toff, posho ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== plebe, plebeian, plebs ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === pleb (not comparable) Of or concerning the lower class of a society. (derogatory) Undistinguished, commonplace, unsophisticated, vulgar, coarse. === References === “pleb, n. and adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2006. === Anagrams === BPEL, Belp, pelB, blep