Middlebrow (noun)

A person or thing that is considered to be intellectually or culturally middle-of-the-road; neither particularly highbrow nor lowbrow.

Origin:

Coined in the 1920s by the british literary critic and author virginia woolf, as a play on the term "lowbrow" which referred to popular culture and "highbrow" which referred to high culture.

Examples:

1. The novel is considered to be middlebrow literature, appealing to a wide audience but not particularly challenging.
2. The term middlebrow is often used pejoratively to refer to culture that is seen as lacking in sophistication or depth.
3. The art exhibition was heavily criticized for being too middlebrow and lacking in creativity.
4. The movie was a middlebrow romantic comedy, appealing to a broad audience but not particularly memorable.
5. The term middlebrow is often used to describe a certain kind of consumer culture, characterized by a lack of critical engagement.