pleb
Example Sentences
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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
The then cabinet member apologised for using bad language but denied using the word pleb.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2013
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
But he also maintained: "I think most people who know me know I would not use words like pleb or moron in describing anyone."
From BBC • Oct. 18, 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
