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
No 10 said the inquiry's scope was sufficient, after Cabinet Secretary Jeremy Heywood admitted he did not look at whether the word "pleb" was used.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2013
Saith Agricola, the pleb, 'Brutus, the senator, is nobody; he speaks to me!'
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth
These screens will show the fight to all us plebs come Sunday night.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
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
Reader Tyler Hogan responded with a really sharp comment, which he gave me permission to share here: This goes further than “managerial class wants to remind plebs who’s in power.”
From The Verge ● Oct. 1, 2020
The rest of us plebs could just go rot at lesser colleges after one B ruined plenty of T1 school dreams.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 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
