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Word: babbittish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1979-1979
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Usage:

...stereotype of the small-city mayor is a Babbittish burgomaster who divides his time between Rotary luncheons and Boy Scout wiener roasts. In fact, they have the same chronic problems and extraordinary crises that bigger-name politicians have. The group in Lexington includes the mayors of Harrisburg...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Kentucky: Defiant Mice from City Hall | 7/23/1979 | See Source »

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