BABBITT

Babbitt

Babbitt, first published in 1922, is a novel by Sinclair Lewis. Largely a satire of American culture, society, and behavior, it critiques the vacuity of middle-class American life and its pressure toward conformity. An immediate and controversial bestseller, Babbitt is one of Lewis's best-known novels and was influential in the decision to award him the Nobel Prize in literature in 1930.

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babbitt

Noun

  1. Babbitt metal.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A person who subscribes complacently to materialistic middle-class ideals

Verb

  1. To line with Babbitt metal to reduce friction.


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