babbitry

English

Etymology

From Babbitt (1922) by Sinclair Lewis, +‎ -ry.

Noun

babbitry (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of babbittry
   • 2011, Erik Deckers, Avoid Babbitry and Stand Out From the Crowd‎^[1]:

     When I worked in state government, babbitry was the only thing we excelled at. We communicated with the media a certain way, because we always had.