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plebe

[ pleeb ]

noun

  1. Also (at the U.S. Military and Naval academies) a member of the freshman class.
  2. Obsolete. plebeian ( def 4 ).


plebe

/ ±è±ô¾±Ë²ú /

noun

  1. informal.
    a member of the lowest class at the US Naval Academy or Military Academy; freshman
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of plebe1

First recorded in 1605–15; short for plebeian
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of plebe1

C19: shortened from plebeian
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He’s one of those sci-fi characters whose normal Earthman name distinguishes him as a plebe among patricians.

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“He wanted to present himself as among ‘the best and the brightest,’ not some common plebe who’d held workaday jobs,†Garrow said of Obama’s first run for the presidency.

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Naval Academy are taking part in the annual Herndon Monument Climb on Wednesday, a ritual that marks the end of their plebe year and some say foreshadows career success.

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It seems there is a tear between the fantasy and real worlds, and the only way Barbie can mend it is by visiting us plebes over here in the rat race.

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They treated the incoming freshmen the same way they had been treated during their plebe year.

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