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bobo

noun
/ˈboʊboʊ/

Etymology

Blend of bourgeois + bohemian, popularized by American journalist, commentator and editor David Brooks to describe the 1990s equivalent of the yuppie.

  1. borrowed from bobo

Definitions

  1. A materialistic person who affects an anti-materialistic persona.

    • The small things—an olive grove or a small chapel—take on greater meaning to a Bobo on vacation.

  2. A self-styled bodyguard or groupie of the nouveau riche (such as a professional athlete…

    A self-styled bodyguard or groupie of the nouveau riche (such as a professional athlete or musician).

  3. An imitation of something, particularly a well known product, usually lower in quality…

    An imitation of something, particularly a well known product, usually lower in quality than the original.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A boo-boo (a minor injury).

    2. A people indigenous to Burkina Faso, Africa.

    3. Alternative letter-case form of bobo (“a bourgeois-bohemian”).

    4. A surname.

    5. A barangay of Piagapo, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA