Word of the Day - Plebeian

[Buckeye]

Plebeian - crude or coarse in manner or style

Told me love was too plebeian
Told me you were through with me and

(from Cry Me A River)

 

[Matrix]

Video blogs with tons of followers tend to have plebeian tastes.

 

[Tommy]

Plebeian = "commoner"
Patrician = "aristocrat"

 

[horseless carriage]

Plebeian = "commoner"
Patrician = "aristocrat"

Quite so. The plebeians, known as plebs, were, in ancient Rome, the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census. In other words they were commoners.