prole

* Proletariat: Derived originally from the Latin PROLETARII, the name given in the census of Servius Tullius to those who were of value to the state only as the rearers of offspring (PROLES); in other words, they were of no importance either for wealth, or position, or exceptional ability.

The Latin adjective proletarius, meaning "pertaining to the lowest class of citizens," was a derivative of proles, "offspring, progeny," the Roman belief apparently being that the humblest citizens had nothing to contribute to the state but their offspring.

- Operating under the name'Cat.sh,' the man says he has been using dummy proles on the matchmaking app to trick men into talking to each other when they thought they were talking to girls.

He had created fake Facebook proles to contact his ex-lover, 42, who was left suering from depression and panic attacks after being targeted.

With the help of Coun Patrick Conway, Deputy Mayor of Durham, who will be visiting the campaign team at midday, they aim to encourage as many people as possible to be photographed with their hands over their ears, and to post the pictures to the campaign's social media proles using the hashtag #handsonears.

Members pay PS14.50 a month to access the site and, while remaining anonymous, they have Facebook-style proles with pictures and a biography with information such as hair colour, height and body shape.

Ex eorum unione, quae per triginta annos tenuit, bina proles orta est.

Yet another send-up mocked: "Bingo - Get pissed, proles. You might as well.

In his masterpiece 1984, the "Proles", what today's Toffs doubtless call "chavs", get an education that fits them only for labouring.

Similarly in Orwell's novel, two percent of the people belong to the elite, all powerful Inner Party, thirteen percent to the Outer Party and eighty-five percent to the proles.