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babbitt

2 entries found.
  1. Babbitt
  2. Babbitt

Main Entry:
Bab·bitt Listen to the pronunciation of Babbitt
Pronunciation:
\ˈba-bət\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
George F. Babbitt, character in the novel Babbitt (1922) by Sinclair Lewis
Date:
1923
: a person and especially a business or professional man who conforms unthinkingly to prevailing middle-class standards
— Bab·bitt·ry Listen to the pronunciation of Babbittry \-bə-trē\ noun
— Bab·bitty \-tē\ adjective
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