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Latte Town

Latte Town noun: an upscale liberal town or community associated with bourgeois-bohemian (bobo) values; a place inhabited primarily by latte liberals.

Noun

Latte Town (plural Latte Towns)

  1. (uncommon) An upscale liberal town or community associated with bourgeois-bohemian (bobo) values; a place inhabited primarily by latte liberals.
    • The ideal Latte Town has a Swedish-style government, German-style pedestrian malls, Victorian houses, Native American crafts, Berkeley human-rights groups, and Beverly Hills income levels. There should be some abandoned industrial mills that can be converted into lofts, software startups, and...1997 September 15, David Brooks, “The Rise of the Latte Town”, in Washington Examiner, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2025
    • Burlington, where Mr. Twitchell grew up and where he now spends summers, was singled out by David Brooks in his wickedly funny “Bobos in Paradise” as a model Latte Town, a city that has perfectly reconciled the mercenary instincts of the bourgeoisie with the artistic spirit of the bohemians to...2002 July 7, Patricia Cohen, “In Defense Of Our Wicked, Wicked Ways”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2018

Forms of Latte Town

pluralLatte Towns

Origin of Latte Town

Alluding to a stereotypical preference for (usually more expensive) latte in such places. Popularized by American journalist, commentator and editor David Brooks who attributes it to Alan Ehrenhalt.

Questions about Latte Town

What does Latte Town mean?
Latte Town means an upscale liberal town or community associated with bourgeois-bohemian (bobo) values; a place inhabited primarily by latte liberals.
What part of speech is Latte Town?
Latte Town is a noun.
What is the plural of Latte Town?
The plural of Latte Town is Latte Towns.

Words near Latte Town in the dictionary

  1. latte liberal
  2. latte liberals
  3. latte macchiati
  4. latte macchiato
  5. latte macchiatos
  6. Latte Town
  7. Latte Towns
  8. latte-sipping
  9. latteal
  10. latteals
  11. lattee

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