Spießer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- philistine noun A person seen as indifferent or hostile to art, literature, and culture, and who has conventional or unrefined tastes.
- square noun A four-sided shape with equal sides and right angles.
Senses
Spießer is used for these senses in English:
- philistine (derogatory) Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes.
- square (1950s, _, slang) A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends.
philistine — full definition
- noun A person seen as indifferent or hostile to art, literature, and culture, and who has conventional or unrefined tastes.
- adjective Showing no interest in or appreciation of art and culture.
square — full definition
- noun A four-sided shape with equal sides and right angles.
- noun An open public area in a town or city, often surrounded by buildings.
- adj Forming or having right angles.
- adj Fair, honest, and straightforward.
- adj Informal: old-fashioned or conventional in a boring way.