lowest common denominator
nounDefinition of lowest common denominator
2 : something of small intellectual content designed to appeal to a lowbrow audience also : such an audience
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Affordable to most, a burger and fries spiked with ketchup was a democratic, delicious lowest common denominator meal. — Amy Bentley, Smithsonian, "How Ketchup Revolutionized How Food Is Grown, Processed and Regulated," 4 June 2018 Father and son both dislike the lowest common denominator of … anything, including beer. — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Orange Blossom Pilsner gets Inoculated in father, son collaboration," 13 June 2018 And then, there’s the opposing view, that Fall Out Boy’s music is the lowest common denominator of rock music, close enough to pop and EDM to chart in the Top 40, yet too toothless to have any real identity. — Maeve Mcdermott, USA TODAY, "Review: Fall Out Boy's 'Mania' is an unholy mess," 19 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lowest common denominator.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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