MIDDLEBROW

middlebrow

(noun) someone who is neither a highbrow nor a lowbrow

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

middlebrow (not comparable)

(pejorative) Neither highbrow or lowbrow, but somewhere in between.

Usage notes

Generally pejorative, implying pretension and vulgarity – aspiring and appropriating high culture, but not appreciating it. On occasion instead used positively.

Noun

middlebrow (plural middlebrows)

A person or thing that is neither highbrow nor lowbrow, but in between.

Source: Wiktionary



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