Plebs and Scum

Plebs

Plebs noun - The body of the community as contrasted with the elite.
Usage example: the tabloids know that there's more money to be made from the antics of celebs than from the problems of the plebs

Scum and plebs are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scum" instead a noun "Plebs".

Scum

Scum noun - People looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class.

Plebs and scum are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plebs" instead a noun "Scum".
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