Babbitt
Bab·bitt
noun \ˈba-bət\Definition of BABBITT
: a person and especially a business or professional man who conforms unthinkingly to prevailing middle-class standards
— Bab·bitt·ry \-bə-trē\ noun
— Bab·bitty \-tē\ adjective
Origin of BABBITT
George F. Babbitt, character in the novel Babbitt (1922) by Sinclair Lewis
First Known Use: 1923
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