A highbrow is the kind of person who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso.
Source: Mr. Haddock, a witness, in Uncommon Law, Is 'Highbrow' Libellous? (1935).
-- A P Herbert, (Sep 24 1890-1971), English statesman, author; He was a member of parliament, 1935-50; wrote Secret Battle, 1919.