Used in a Sentence

low-brow

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for low-brow.

Editorial note

Some people want to cheer for academic bookish stuffiness and boo the low-brow jockiness of field games.

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Quick take

Alternative spelling of lowbrow. [Unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture.]

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

Alternative spelling of lowbrow. [Unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for low-brow.

adjective

Alternative spelling of lowbrow. [Unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture.]

Example sentences

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Some people want to cheer for academic bookish stuffiness and boo the low-brow jockiness of field games.

2

Mattrick represented a shift in Zynga: instead of low-brow clones of competitors, Zynga would focus on high-polish triple AAA games.

3

It's why we have TV comedians: to create a collective reservoir of commonly-known humor, no matter how low-brow.

4

Breaking Bad is a high bar and Charlies Angels was always pretty low-brow fluff but I agree with your basic point.

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I had hope when Dan Lyons took over (given his brilliant Fake Steve blog), but his choice in low-brow posts were incredibly disappointing.

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I hadn't heard of the site until recently and now I've seen a few fairly low-brow articles from it on the front page here in the last 24 hours.

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How about you talk about the fact he wrote a book, is obviously trying to drum up sales by virtue of the fact he's writing about propaganda while he was himself personally involved in low-brow TV shows.

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If you want to stop Buzzfeed, don't click clickbait and shame (in a constructive way — without calling them idiots, but making them feel a little bit low-brow, basic manipulation isn't that hard) your facebook friends for reposting such bullshit.

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In short: People tend to feel as if it is particularly low-brow for pharmaceutical companies to engage in the same type of strategies that you see normal capitalism-centric companies engage in, even if they are driven by that same normal capitalism, economies, and market.

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I think this might be attributing too much malice to the author in question though; Larry C seems more like a somewhat thoughtless writer annoyed that his low-brow entertainment books are not considered to have the same merit as Dulaney's stuff, backed up by an echo chamber online community.

Quote examples

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I know that's a low-brow joke, but I hope you know the history of S-prefixing a complex beast for a "simple" approach is not exactly encouraging.

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How does something that seems like a hobby project get $10MM in funding?" Your response was low-brow dismissal, and not of the poster's position (you didn't respond to what they said), but of the poster (again, you talked about the poster, not what they said).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use low-brow in a sentence?

Some people want to cheer for academic bookish stuffiness and boo the low-brow jockiness of field games.

What does low-brow mean?

Alternative spelling of lowbrow. [Unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture.]

What part of speech is low-brow?

low-brow is commonly used as adjective.