Where did the term "Highbrow" (higher class or intellectual) originate?
The term originated in the Greek theatres when all performers wore masks. The higher the brow on the mask denoted the hierarchy of their position to the audience. Kings wore the highest brow masks and the poorest people wore masks with nearly no brow - this was dated BC (600 I think). Isn't all this interesting? Thanks for playing along with me and my education! Laughing!
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