pabulum

/ˈpæbjələm/
noun
  1. Bland or simplistic intellectual material; writing or ideas that are uninteresting and unchallenging.
    • The blog served up political pabulum instead of real analysis.
    • The magazine was full of pabulum designed to avoid offending anyone.
    • He complained that the lecture was mere pabulum for the lazy students.
  2. Food or nourishment, especially for animals or plants.
    • The farmer provided pabulum for the cattle during the winter months.
    • Compost acts as pabulum for the garden soil.
    • The stream was rich in pabulum for the fish population.
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