pleb
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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
"Spokes, lies and videotape," is how the Independent describes the reignited "Plebgate" row, as ex-cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell accuses police of systemic dishonesty in claiming the MP called a Downing Street officer a "pleb".
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2013
The then cabinet member apologised for using bad language but denied using the word pleb.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2013
Mr Mitchell resigned in October after allegedly calling a Downing Street policeman a "pleb", which he denies.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2013
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
Somewhere outside this room is the real world, where finery and foppishness won’t save these characters from an uprising of the plebs.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2022
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
We lowly plebs got our first glimpse of Chicago West, the illogically named third child of Kim and Kanye, born only four weeks ago, and a warning to the uninitiated.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 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
