Mongrel Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Nice on chips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukchris Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 The plebs were the general body of free land-owning Roman citizens (as distinguished from slaves and the capite censi) in Ancient Rome. They were the non-aristocratic class of Rome, and consisted of freed people, shopkeepers, crafts people, skilled or unskilled workers and farmers. Where is the insult? Seeing as we are not living in Roman times. [h=2]Modern usage[/h]In British, Canadian, Irish, Australian, New Zealand and South African English the back-formation pleb, along with the more recently derived adjectival form plebby,[2] is used as a derogatory term for someone considered unsophisticated or uncultured.[3] In September 2012 UK Conservative Party Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell was reported using the word in an expletive-heavy tirade directed at police officers in Downing Street. He disputed the accusation.[4] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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