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Bobo

//ˈboʊboʊ// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A barangay of Piagapo, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.
Noun
  1. 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. 2
    A boo-boo (a minor injury). Louisiana, Montreal
  3. 3
    A people indigenous to Burkina Faso, Africa. plural, plural-only
  4. 4
    Alternative letter-case form of bobo (“a bourgeois-bohemian”). alt-of
  5. 5
    A self-styled bodyguard or groupie of the nouveau riche (such as a professional athlete or musician).
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  1. 6
    An imitation of something, particularly a well known product, usually lower in quality than the original.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French bobo (“boo-boo”).

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