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   Par·ish-pump

   /ˈperiSH pəmp/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of local importance or interest only; parochial: British "I looked down on parish-pump politics" Similar provincialunsophisticatedsmall-townparochialparish-pumpinsularinward-lookinglimitedblinkeredbourgeoismiddle-classconservativepettyclose-mindedmyopicintrovertedilliberalhideboundintolerantOpposite cosmopolitanbroad-mindedliberal

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