bobo
Syllables: bo·bo/ˈboʊboʊ/
bobo noun: a materialistic person who affects an anti-materialistic persona.
Noun (1)
bobo (plural bobos)
- 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.2000, David Brooks, Bobos in Paradise […] , Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 207
- Peruse the Paris papers these days and you'll notice an obsession with bobos: no, they're not a team of cheerleaders or a troupe of clowns, but rich, artsy types known as bourgeois bohemians, who are now pretty much the tip of Parisian tastemakers. So when friends who were recently staying in Saint...2011 April 12, Alex Lobrano, “Bobo Heaven in Paris”, in T Magazine, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2023, retrieved 26 Jun 2019
- 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.
Noun (2)
bobo (plural bobos)
Noun (3) capitalized: Bobo
Bobo pl (plural only)
- A people indigenous to Burkina Faso, Africa.
Noun (4) capitalized: Bobo
Bobo (plural Bobos)
- Alternative letter-case form of bobo (“a bourgeois-bohemian”).
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Bobo
Bobo
- A surname.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Bobo
Bobo
- A barangay of Piagapo, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.
bobo meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
bobo in Hindi
- बोबो, बॉबो
bobo in Tamil
- போபோ, பொபோ
bobo in Marathi
- बोबो, बॉबो
bobo in Urdu
- بوبو
More languagesFewer languages
- bobo in Bengali
- বোবো
- bobo in Telugu
- బోబో, బాబో
- bobo in Malayalam
- ബോബോ, ബോബൊ
- bobo in Kannada
- ಬೋಬೋ, ಬೊಬೊ, ಬಾಬೊ
- bobo in Punjabi
- ਬੋਬੋ, ਬੌਬੋ
- bobo in Gujarati
- બોબો, બૉબો
- bobo in Odia
- ବୋବୋ
- bobo in Nepali
- बोबो
Forms of bobo
| plural | bobos |
|---|---|
| plural | Bobos |
Origin of bobo
Blend of bourgeois + bohemian, popularized by American journalist, commentator and editor David Brooks to describe the 1990s equivalent of the yuppie.
Borrowed from French bobo (“boo-boo”).
Phrases with bobo
Questions about bobo
- What does bobo mean?
- Bobo means a materialistic person who affects an anti-materialistic persona.
- What is bobo in Hindi?
- Bobo in Hindi is बोबो, बॉबो. See Bobo meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bobo?
- Bobo can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce bobo?
- Bobo is pronounced /ˈboʊboʊ/.
- What is the plural of bobo?
- The plural of bobo is bobos.
Words near bobo in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bobo (page history and authors); Bobo (page history and authors); bobo (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bobo (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bobo (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bobo (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bobo (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bobo (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bobo (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bobo (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bobo (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bobo (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bobo (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bobo (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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