Babbitts

noun

plural of Babbitt
as in boors

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  1. boors
  2. jerks
  3. clowns
  4. creeps
  5. heels
  6. scumbags
  7. cretins
  8. dirtbags
Noun
  • We’d be laughed at and called ignorant boors!
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Definition of boors
Noun
  • The Ars OpenForum is a place for readers to ask questions, compare notes, argue (without being jerks to each other), and go down all sorts of rabbit holes.
    — Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • That screwed up the works / And not due to his sloppy hiring / Of a crew of incompetent jerks.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of jerks
Noun
  • Yusef Toubassi sits with his grandson Masa, looking on as children run by with cheeks painted bright colors and others howling with joy as clowns spin them around.
    — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026
  • One morning during my stay, there were even clowns buzzing about—a thrill to receive a balloon poodle alongside my morning flat white.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Definition of clowns
Noun
  • People start feeling uncomfortable when the dew point creeps into the 60s, particularly the mid and upper 60s.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Also that killer choreography remains a surprisingly effective tool against creeps.
    — Lisa Whittington-Hill, Longreads, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of creeps
Noun
  • The results come on the heels of Hill’s reinstatement as CMS superintendent following a nearly two-month-long investigation this summer.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The dress was coordinated with a set of floral lace heels by Manolo Blahnik and jewelry pieces, including rings and earrings, courtesy of Parure Atelier.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of heels
Noun
  • Matt Lucas and Marina Prior’s Thénardiers are boisterous and charming — more amiable sleazes than menacing scumbags, if that tracks.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 July 2026
  • Ninety-nine percent of politicians are scumbags.
    — Tony Dokoupil, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
Definition of scumbags
Noun
  • Generation after generation of cretins and weirdos become Ramones lovers.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 7 July 2026
Definition of cretins
Noun
  • One of the earliest signs that the new Supergirl will be an uninspired slog is the overload of blobby alien dirtbags, grotesque creatures that look like they were refused admission to the Mos Eisley Cantina in the original Star Wars movie.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026
  • Because right now, being loudmouth dirtbags might just be the only thing this team has going for it.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of dirtbags
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“Babbitts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Babbitts. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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