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prole
From "proletarian" meaning wage-earner or worker. The shortened version being a derogatory term used by the middle and upper classes to deride the working class majority.
prole by Thee Red Monkey June 11, 2006
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proletariat • prole • proletariat syndrome • proletarian • Prole Trash • prolebrity • Prolefeed • prolem • prolet • proletarian banquet
Prole
A person who is so uninformed and so stupid, they are literally incapable of ever having a chance of developing any kind of political, social, or economic importance or power.
"We were losing to Trinity yesterday at Squash, and a bunch of Proles from the streets of Hartford came in to watch us play. Thank Allah we are now back in Princeton where it is safe."
Prole by Walt Thongsnapper Ulbricht July 23, 2013
prole
(noun) Alternate term for "annoying new person" or n00b. Used to confer a lower social rank on the person by the person delivering the insult.
prole by The Business September 11, 2003
Prole gap
The gap between the back of the collar of a man's shirt and his suit, which indicates that the suit is cheap and does not fit properly, and that its wearer is lower class (proletarian). Also "pleb gap."
Executive: The new guy in accounting doesn't seem as if he belongs in a firm like ours.
Fellow executive: Yes, you can tell that just by looking at his suit: he's got prole gap.
Executive: What???
Fellow executive: A gap between a guy's suit and shirt collar is a sign that the suit is not fitted properly and that the guy's a prole.
Fellow executive: Yes, you can tell that just by looking at his suit: he's got prole gap.
Executive: What???
Fellow executive: A gap between a guy's suit and shirt collar is a sign that the suit is not fitted properly and that the guy's a prole.
Prole gap by ring-tailed roarer June 9, 2009
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