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单词 plebby
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plebbyadj.

Brit. /ˈplɛbi/, U.S. /ˈplɛbi/
Forms: 1900s– plebbie, 1900s– plebby.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pleb n., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < pleb n. + -y suffix1. Compare earlier plebbish adj., plebeian adj.
colloquial (derogatory). Originally and chiefly British.
Plebeian, working-class; unsophisticated or uncultured.
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society > society and the community > social class > the common people > [adjective]
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popil1531
popular1533
secular1589
plebeial1590
plebeian1602
vulgar1605
plebal1606
multitudinousa1616
gregarian1632
gregary1640
populous1657
roturière1791
demotic1831
vulgarian1833
demic1834
commonal1865
communal1878
folkish1938
plebby1962
pleb1972
1962 ‘J. le Carré’ Murder of Quality i. 9 Mrs. Rode's quite decent..in a plebby sort of way: doyleys and china birds.
1977 J. McClure in Winter's Crimes 9 80 Portland Bill..all coach parties and orange peel... It does tend to be a bit plebbie.
1987 A. Brien Lenin 13 He had climbed a long way up from plebby beginnings.
2002 Daily Tel. 11 June 18/1 ‘Soccer’ is still a mite plebby for the broadsheets (which tend to be staffed by arties..whose schools played rugby).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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