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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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