noun
- people who are considered to have unsophisticated or uncultured tastes, especially in art, literature, or intellectual matters
Usage: often derogatory; plural of lowbrow
Examples
- The art critic dismissed the museum visitors as lowbrows who couldn’t appreciate abstract painting.
- She felt the television network was catering to lowbrows with its reality show programming.
- The professor complained that lowbrows were ruining classical music concerts with their poor etiquette.
- Many lowbrows prefer action movies over foreign films with subtitles.
- The bookstore owner noticed that lowbrows gravitated toward the romance novel section.
- Critics argued that the magazine was written for lowbrows rather than serious readers.