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Date: 1600-1700
Origin: plebeian

pleb

 noun
     
pleb [countable usually plural] British English informal
an insulting word meaning someone who is from a low social class - often used humorously:
Plebs like me could never have such perfect manners.
—plebby adjective
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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