middlebrow
(noun) someone who is neither a highbrow nor a lowbrow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
middlebrow (not comparable)
(pejorative) Neither highbrow or lowbrow, but somewhere in between.
Generally pejorative, implying pretension and vulgarity – aspiring and appropriating high culture, but not appreciating it. On occasion instead used positively.
middlebrow (plural middlebrows)
A person or thing that is neither highbrow nor lowbrow, but in between.
Source: Wiktionary
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
