babbitry
/ˈbæbɪtri/
noun
- The attitudes or behavior of a narrow-minded, self-satisfied, and conformist middle-class person, especially one who is overly concerned with respectability and material success.
- Critics accused the mayor of babbitry for ignoring social issues in favor of business deals.
- The novel satirizes the babbitry of small-town businessmen in the 1920s.
- She left her suburban life because she couldn't stand the babbitry and lack of creativity.
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