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babbitry

babbitry is the alternative form of babbittry.

Meaning of babbittry

Noun

babbittry (uncountable)

  1. Narrow-minded materialism.
    • For most of this century, writers on the left have portrayed small cities as stifling enclaves of Babbittry and reaction, but today they are seen as refreshing oases from commercialized mass society—potential centers of community and local activism.1997 September 15, David Brooks, “The Rise of the Latte Town”, in Washington Examiner

Origin of babbitry

From Babbitt (1922) by Sinclair Lewis, + -ry.

Questions about babbitry

What is babbitry the alternative form of?
Babbitry is the alternative form of babbittry.

Words near babbitry in the dictionary

  1. babbies
  2. babbing
  3. babbit
  4. babbited
  5. babbiting
  6. babbitry
  7. babbits
  8. babbitt
  9. babbitt metal
  10. babbitt metals
  11. Babbitt's metal

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