Word: Babbitry
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1920s; earliest use found in Sinclair Lewis (1885–1951), novelist. From the name of George F. Babbitt + -ry
Definition:
Behaviour and attitudes characteristic of or associated with the character George Babbitt; especially materialistic complacency and unthinking conformity.
Variant Forms:
- Babbittry
