babbittry
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babbittry¹
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From Babbitt + -ry, after the character in Sinclair Lewis' novel Babbitt.
noun Babbittry
- Narrow-minded materialism. For most of this century, writers on the left have portrayed small cities as stifling enclaves of Babbittry and reaction, but today they are seen as refreshing oases from commercialized mass society—potential centers of community and local activism.
Babbittry²
noun
- Alternative form of babbittry
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noun narrow minded materialism
| Français | matérialisme petit-bourgeois |
|---|---|
| Русский | обыва́тельщина obyvátelʹščina |
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title = {babbittry},
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