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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.
Oh Tarquin, look at those wretched proles. Set the hounds on them.
prole by Thee Red Monkey June 11, 2006
from the word proletarian -
1. a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
2. a person whose only contribution to the ongoing of the community is to produce offspring and pay taxes
"That debug kid is a prole"
prole by UrbanWolf March 26, 2003
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."
(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.
Person1: "hey guys, limp bizkit rox"
Person2: "Shut the **** up, prole"
prole by The Business September 11, 2003
A PR & Mass Mind-Manipulation *Role*, often Mole-ish too.
They took on the PRole of Underground Faschism OBServers, broadcasting on FaceBOOK from deep in the HURT of Menemy* Terror*TORY*
PRole by PartisanZ February 18, 2024

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.