pleeb

[Victor Steinbok]

More ghits under "drunken-plebe" (only a couple under "drunk-plebe") and
when using plural (plebes).

     VS-)

On 8/11/2011 1:32 AM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
> ... not in OED--because "plebe" is. But the UD meaning of either is
> missing--the generalized meaning of inferior rank, raw recruit,
> rookie, minion--a blend of the "plebeian" origin and the USNA use of
> "plebe" for first-year cadet, freshmen. Most online dictionaries
> expand that use to "military academy", in general, not just Naval.
> Several mention "obsolete" reference to "common people" (Wiktionary
> does not mention "obsolete").
>
> Straight "fraternity-plebe" gets 12 ghits (a couple repetitive).
> "Fraternity-pleeb" and "frat-pleeb" get nothing, but two "frat-pleb"
> that means the same thing. Five more ghits for "frat-plebe".
>
> It seems there are a few generic uses that are restricted neither to
> Rome nor to military academies.
>
> VS-)

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