lowbrow
Collocations
2ADJ.
known, refined
LOWBROW + NOUN
humor, slapstick
Definitions
adj
Unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture.
The Three Stooges are known for their lowbrow slapstick humor consisting of foolish action for the masses.
noun
Someone or something of low education or culture.
An underground populist visual art movement that arose in the Los Angeles area in the late 1960s, inspired by comics, punk music, graffiti, etc.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
adjective — characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not
- lowbrowed
- uncultivated
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3The Three Stooges are known for their lowbrow slapstick humor consisting of foolish action for the masses.
WiktionaryHe may have lowbrow tastes but at least he's not snooty and conceited.
Tatoeba · #700004Can you eat chicken-fried steak, or is that too lowbrow for your refined palate?
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