pablumEnglishOxford New American Dictionarypablum /ˈpabləm , ˈpæbləm / ▸ noun (also pabulum /ˈpabyələm/) literary bland or insipid intellectual fare, entertainment, etc.; pap. – ORIGIN mid 17th century (in the sense ‘food’): from Latin, from the stem of pascere ‘to feed’.