lowest common denominator


lowest common denominator

noun

Definition of LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR

2
: something of small intellectual content designed to appeal to a lowbrow audience; also : such an audience

First Known Use of LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR

1854

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