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bobo¹

  • /ˈboʊboʊ/

Rhymes with -oʊboʊ

Where it comes from

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

noun bobos

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

bobo²

  • /ˈboʊboʊ/

Rhymes with -oʊboʊ

Where it comes from

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

noun bobos

  1. Louisiana, Montreal A boo-boo (a minor injury).

Bobo³

noun

  1. plural, plural only A people indigenous to Burkina Faso, Africa.

noun Bobos

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

proper noun

  1. A surname.

proper noun

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: age, fool, becket, bobber, boba liberal, bourgeois, bobblehead, manboy, bobadilism, babbitt, brohemian, bob-job, bozo, bobadill, boba, bobbler

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"bobo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bobo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bobo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bobo

Chicago

"bobo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bobo.

BibTeX
@misc{bobo_2026,
  title = {bobo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bobo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}