lowbrow

[n. loh-brou; adj. loh-brou] /n. ˈloʊˌbraʊ; adj. ˈloʊˈbraʊ/
noun
1.
a person who is uninterested, uninvolved, or uneducated in intellectual activities or pursuits.
adjective
2.
being a lowbrow:
that lowbrow idiot.
3.
of, pertaining to, or proper to a lowbrow:
lowbrow entertainment.
Origin
1905-10, Americanism; low1 + brow
Related forms
lowbrowism, noun
Examples from the web for lowbrow
  • Colorful sprinkles aren't lowbrow beside sifted cocoa.
  • Who was lampooned even in it's day for the lowbrow special effects.
  • The program is a mixture of high-minded politics and lowbrow comedy, with earnest but entertaining music in between.
  • Their dedication to lowbrow fun carried out with top-shelf skills makes them seem pretty generous right now.
  • If you thought fast food had to be lowbrow, think again.
British Dictionary definitions for lowbrow

lowbrow

/ˈləʊˌbraʊ/
noun
1.
a person who has uncultivated or nonintellectual tastes
adjective
2.
of or characteristic of such a person
Derived Forms
lowbrowism, noun
Word Origin and History for lowbrow
n.

also low-brow, "person who is not intellectual," 1902, from low (adj.) + brow. Said to have been coined by U.S. journalist Will Irwin (1873-1948). A low brow on a man as a sign of primitive qualities was common in 19c. fiction, but it also was considered a mark of classical beauty in women.

A low brow and not a very high one is considered beautiful in woman, whereas a high brow and not a low one is the stamp of manhood. ["Medical Review," June 2, 1894]
As an adjective from 1913.

lowbrow in Culture

lowbrow definition


Unsophisticated, uncultured, vulgar: “My blind date took me to a mud-wrestling match. What a lowbrow evening!”

Slang definitions & phrases for lowbrow

lowbrow

adjective

: What are you always pulling that lowbrow stuff for?

noun

A person lacking education and refinement; an ignorant lout (1902+)

[said to have been coined by the humorist Will Irwin]