Plebing it

1.Expression used by one who must take a job(s) in customer service/waiting tables/collections/dog walking/lab experiments/telemarketing/cleaning services in order to pay one's bills.

2. Expression used by those who feel overqualified and outraged by their self-perceived low status, low income job. Especially since they have college degrees, usually from liberal arts schools.

Related: "To plebe it."
"plebe moment"
"plebe-afied"
"plebe opportunity"

Usage:

1. "Damn it, every morning I wake up totally feeling like that 'time to make the donuts guy,''cause ever since my husband walked out on me and the kids, I've just been plebing it to keep a roof over our heads!"

2. "But Dad, your fascist attitude regarding my staying at this firm a moment longer thoroughly shows that you have no idea how much I'm plebing it! This Orwellian nightmare seems to never end! Please, can't you send me back to grad school?"

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