adj.
1.of or relatin to ancient Philistia or the the culture of the Philistines
2.smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values philistine n.
1.a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
2.a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient philistia around the 12th century BC
Idiom of the Day
put (something) over on (someone)
to fool or trick someone
The man was trying to put something over on his boss when he said that he was sick and could not come to work.