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pleb filter 

Piece of art/entertainment which is extremely inaccessible to the common person; this may be due to its complex or unusual nature.
Term usually used to state the superiority of said piece, while implying that anybody who can't enjoy it isn't experienced or open-minded enough to do so.
Dude 1: This band's records were mostly easy to listen, but the last one is very strange. Most songs last more than 10 minutes and there's a lot of ambient sections.
Dude 2: Wow, did anybody even manage to get into this at all?
Dude 1: Almost nobody. It's their ultimate pleb filter.
pleb filter by geologo August 17, 2017
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plebasaurus rex 

A low life, low social economic, loser of a dinosaur who is often picked on by the upper class of dinosaurs like the T-Rex
The plebasaurus Rex would go hungry for another day as he was broke
plebasaurus rex by Y0shimtea December 21, 2014

plebbery 

A term used for describing pathetic, worthless, and/or hopeless work. Derives from Latin 'plebius' (which means 'of common people') and carries elitist connotations from the user of the word.
PYTHON-532 on the MongoDB bug tracker is an example of utter plebbery--some newb who shouldn't have had commit rights wrote terribly insecure code.
plebbery by trollicopters May 31, 2013
Mexican slang used mostly in the northern states of Sinaloa and Sonora.
It is used to reffer to a group of young people or a group of friends.
Andábamas tomando con toda la plebada.
Hubieran venido a la casa, aquí andaba la plebada.
Plebada by Young Gunz August 12, 2018
Short for plebeian, a disrespectful term originally used to refer to lower class people or commoners in ancient rome. Could nowadays be used similarly disrespectful to describe someone who doesn't "get" good art, food, music or anything culturally relevant to you, as well as uneducated rude people in general. Can also be used half-jokingly in friendly banter.
"Wow you're such a pleb."

"Don't worry, your track is a banger. They're just plebs"
"Damn, this place is way too fancy, I feel like a pleb."
Pleb by StrangeParsnip September 28, 2020

plebrity 

A person who gains fame quickly through reality TV. Mainly common people who are willing to publicly degrade themselves, and those who see reality TV as a quick way to recognition and money.
This week's Hello! has another plebrity on the cover.
plebrity by Thomas McNab December 12, 2008