Trite, insipid, or simplistic writing, speech, or conceptualization: “We have to settle for the pablum that passes for the inside dope” (Julie Salamon).
[From PABLUM.]
Dictionary:
pab·lum (păb'ləm) ![]() |
Trite, insipid, or simplistic writing, speech, or conceptualization: “We have to settle for the pablum that passes for the inside dope” (Julie Salamon).
[From PABLUM.]
| WordNet: pablum |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
worthless or oversimplified ideas
Synonym: pap
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