plebbi

Icelandic

Etymology

Coined by Icelandic comedian and mayor of Reykjavík Jón Gnarr in 2002 (in his novel Plebbabókin, Literally, “The Book of Plebs”). The word is from Latin plēbs (“plebeians, common people”), the lower class in Ancient Rome.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰlɛpːɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛpːɪ

Noun

plebbi m (genitive singular plebba, nominative plural plebbar)

1. (slang, neologism) a pleb, a common person (person out of their class at an event or gathering)
2. (slang, neologism) A pathetic person seeking wealth and fake happiness.