plebbishadj.

Brit.

/ˈplɛbɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈplɛbɪʃ/

Forms: 1800s– plebbish, 1900s– plebish.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pleb n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < pleb n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier plebeian adj.

colloquial.

Of plebeian character or origin; working-class, vulgar, unsophisticated. Cf. plebby adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [adjective]

low-bred1599

dunghilled1600

ungenteel1633

underbred1650

half-bred1694

ingenteel1694

ungentlemanlike1719

lowlife1728

under-degreed1748

lower class1812

downstairs1819

low-class1836

wrong1859

(as) common as dirt (also muck)1877

plebbish1928

downscale1930

non-U1954

1860 [see plebbishness n. at Derivatives].

1869 Onward (N.Y.) 2 497 Else all lord mayors..would come out with the aristocratic and highly coveted handle of ‘sir’ attached to their often very plebbish patronymics.

1928 A. Huxley Point Counter Point xxi. 388 This is the sort of thing that really does make me feel rather pleb-ish.

1994 Scotsman (Nexis) 19 Mar. For a short while, James Kelman was the shining saviour of Scottish letters; now it seems the right-on thing to do is to remind him of his plebbish place.

2003 Guardian (Nexis) 16 Aug. 52 Two talent shows separated by a gigantic class divide: Fame Academy is stiflingly middle-class, while Pop Idol is sheer Asda-economy-range plebbish.

Derivatives

ˈplebbishness n. [compare earlier plebeianness n. at plebeian n. and adj. Derivatives] plebeian character or condition.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [noun] > quality or condition of

ungenteelness1706

ungentility1822

plebbishness1860

non-U1954

non-U-ness1954

1860 M. Reid Wild Huntress xxxii It [sc. Mormonism] appeals neither to reason nor romance. The one is insulted by the very shallowness of its chicanery, while its rank plebbishness disgusts the other.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §147/1 Ungentility; plebeianism,..plebishness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plebbish
释义	plebbishadj. Brit. /ˈplɛbɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈplɛbɪʃ/ Forms: 1800s– plebbish, 1900s– plebish. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pleb n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < pleb n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier plebeian adj. colloquial. Of plebeian character or origin; working-class, vulgar, unsophisticated. Cf. plebby adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [adjective] low-bred1599 dunghilled1600 ungenteel1633 underbred1650 half-bred1694 ingenteel1694 ungentlemanlike1719 lowlife1728 under-degreed1748 lower class1812 downstairs1819 low-class1836 wrong1859 (as) common as dirt (also muck)1877 plebbish1928 downscale1930 non-U1954 1860 [see plebbishness n. at Derivatives]. 1869 Onward (N.Y.) 2 497 Else all lord mayors..would come out with the aristocratic and highly coveted handle of ‘sir’ attached to their often very plebbish patronymics. 1928 A. Huxley Point Counter Point xxi. 388 This is the sort of thing that really does make me feel rather pleb-ish. 1994 Scotsman (Nexis) 19 Mar. For a short while, James Kelman was the shining saviour of Scottish letters; now it seems the right-on thing to do is to remind him of his plebbish place. 2003 Guardian (Nexis) 16 Aug. 52 Two talent shows separated by a gigantic class divide: Fame Academy is stiflingly middle-class, while Pop Idol is sheer Asda-economy-range plebbish. Derivatives ˈplebbishness n. [compare earlier plebeianness n. at plebeian n. and adj. Derivatives] plebeian character or condition. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [noun] > quality or condition of ungenteelness1706 ungentility1822 plebbishness1860 non-U1954 non-U-ness1954 1860 M. Reid Wild Huntress xxxii It [sc. Mormonism] appeals neither to reason nor romance. The one is insulted by the very shallowness of its chicanery, while its rank plebbishness disgusts the other. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §147/1 Ungentility; plebeianism,..plebishness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1860
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