bobo
Meaning
- A materialistic person who affects an anti-materialistic persona.
- A self-styled bodyguard or groupie of the nouveau riche (such as a professional athlete or musician)
- An imitation of something, particularly a well known product, usually lower in quality than the original.
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Hyphenated as
bo‧bo
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈboʊboʊ/
Etymology
Blend of bourgeois + bohemian, popularized by David Brooks to describe the 1990s equivalent of the yuppie.
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