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Plebes Meaning in English

word · lemma: plebe

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التعريف

Plural of 'plebe'. Used to refer to ordinary people (not rich or powerful), or in military/school contexts as slang for new students or cadets.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Plebes' is informal and sometimes dismissive when talking about ordinary people. In U.S. military academies, especially the Naval Academy, it specifically means first-year cadets. May sound outdated or academic outside these contexts.

جمل نموذجية

At the academy, the new students are called plebes.

basic

The wealthy rarely talk to the plebes.

basic

The plebes had to wake up earlier than everyone else.

basic

During their first year, the plebes do all the toughest chores.

natural

They treated us like plebes, making us clean everything while they watched.

natural

"Back when I was one of the plebes," he laughed, "I barely slept!"

natural