Babbitt

Etymology 2
From the surname of George Babbitt, the title character of the novel Babbitt (1922) by the American author (1885–1951). The word was also popularized by the George (1898–1937) and (1896–1983) song “The Babbitt and the Bromide”, first featured in the 1927 musical Funny Face and later in the film  (1945).

Noun

 * 1)  A person who subscribes complacently to materialistic middle-class ideals.
 * 2) * 1927 Ira Gershwin, "The Babbit and the Bromide," from the stage musical "Funny Face" (1927). Lyrics collected in: Louis Kronenberger (2008) An Anthology of Light Verse, p.234
 * A Babbitt met a Bromide on the avenue one day. They held a conversation in their own peculiar way.
 * 1) * [2002 Tamkang review, Volume 33, Tamkang College of Arts and Sciences, p.158
 * [...] a "babbitt" is a person full of self-confident bluster who is nevertheless a narrowminded philistine and a hypocrite.]
 * 1) * [2002 Tamkang review, Volume 33, Tamkang College of Arts and Sciences, p.158
 * [...] a "babbitt" is a person full of self-confident bluster who is nevertheless a narrowminded philistine and a hypocrite.]
 * 1) * [2002 Tamkang review, Volume 33, Tamkang College of Arts and Sciences, p.158
 * [...] a "babbitt" is a person full of self-confident bluster who is nevertheless a narrowminded philistine and a hypocrite.]

Translations

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Etymology 3
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