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plebs

[plebz] / plɛbz /
NOUN
lower class
Synonyms
STRONGEST
proletariat working class
WEAK
commonalty great unwashed hoi polloi lower orders lower ranks lowlife masses other half plebeians rank and file
Antonyms
WEAK
upper class
NOUN
populace
Synonyms
STRONG
commonality commonalty demos masses mob multitude plebeians proletariat public rabble society

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In the film, Mulligan plays on half of a disbanded folk band with her ex-boyfriend, played by Plebs star Basden.

From BBC • May 29, 2025

Plebs, the sitcom about a group of mates negotiating their way through Roman society, is coming to an end.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2022

Jonathan Wright Plebs is a bit like the spawn of The Inbetweeners and Up Pompeii, but set in ancient Rome to a soundtrack of ska classics, presumably for added anachronism.

From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2013

Plebs Conservative Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell got into rather a lot of hot water over a contretemps with police officers in Downing Street.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2012

I jest unto the Plebs and make it smile.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, 1890.05.10 by Various