boeotian
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Boeotia or its inhabitants.
2. dull; obtuse; without cultural refinement.
–noun
3. a native or inhabitant of Boeotia.
4. a dull, obtuse person; Philistine.
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As with todays Good Word 'laconic', also this word is from Old Greece.
Not too politically correct, I suspect. Be careful as to whom you descant with
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Interesting! These quotes are from Wikipedia's entry on Boeotia.
History
History
Pejorative TermThe Boeotian people, although they included great men like Pindar, Hesiod, Epaminondas, Pelopidas and Plutarch, were portrayed proverbially dull by Athenians (cf. Boeotian ears incapable of appreciating music or poetry and Hog-Boeotians, Cratinus.310)
Boeotia came to be proverbial for the stupidity of its inhabitants (OED), probably because of Athens' proud assertion of its cultural superiority compared to its rural neighbours.
Regards//Larry
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