bobo
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Blend of bourgeois + bohemian, popularized by David Brooks to describe the 1990s equivalent of the yuppie.[1]
Noun edit
bobo (plural bobos)
- A materialistic person who affects an anti-materialistic persona.
- 2000, David Brooks, Bobos in Paradise […] , Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 207:
- The small things—an olive grove or a small chapel—take on greater meaning to a Bobo on vacation.
- 2011 April 12, Alex Lobrano, “Bobo Heaven in Paris”, in T Magazine[1], retrieved 2019-06-26:
- 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 Germain des Pres asked me where to go to people watch, I told them to head for the Ninth Arrondissement citadel of bobo cool.
- 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.
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from French bobo (“boo-boo”).
Noun edit
bobo (plural bobos)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ David Brooks (2000) Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN
Anagrams edit
Aklanon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Austronesian *bubu.
Noun edit
bobo
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
bobo
- alas (exclamation of sorrow, etc.)
See also edit
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus (“stammering”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
bóbo (feminine boba)
Noun edit
bóbo (feminine boba)
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Sranan Tongo bobo, from Portuguese bobo or alternatively Spanish bobo.[1]
Noun edit
bobo m (plural bobo's)
Etymology 2 edit
Shortening of bondsbons. Said to be coined by Joop Niezen in 1978. Popularised in 1988 by Ruud Gullit, whose usage was likely influenced by etymology 1.[2]
Noun edit
bobo m (plural bobo's)
- (Netherlands) football bigwig [from late 1970s or early 1980s]
- 1983 November 10, M.H., "Bobo's", Nieuwsblad van het Noorden , vol. 96, no. 265, page 19.
- Drukke dagen voor bobo's in het Noorden.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1983 November 10, M.H., "Bobo's", Nieuwsblad van het Noorden , vol. 96, no. 265, page 19.
- (Netherlands, by extension) any bigwig [from late 1980s]
References edit
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
bobo m (plural bobos)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
bobo m or f by sense (plural bobos)
- bobo, boho
- 2016, Mathilde Ramadier, Alberto Madrigal, Berlin 2.0, Futuropolis, →ISBN, page 47:
- Et d’un point de vue sociologique, mieux vaut commander un simple café au lait pour préserver les berlinois des bobos et des hipsters.
- And from a sociological point of view, it is better to order a simple white coffee to protect Berliners from the bobos and the hipsters.
Further reading edit
- “bobo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Haitian Creole edit
Etymology edit
Compare Louisiana Creole bo.
Verb edit
bobo
- (Saint-Domingue) to kiss
- Mo bobo ly là su bouche. ― I kiss her there on the mouth.
Descendants edit
- Haitian Creole: bo
References edit
- S.J Ducoeurjoly, Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île
Hiligaynon edit
Verb edit
bóbó or bôbô
- to pour out or over
Noun edit
bóbo
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
bobo
Luba-Kasai edit
Pronoun edit
bobo
Mansaka edit
Etymology edit
From bubu, from Proto-Austronesian *bubu.
Noun edit
bobo
Nigerian Pidgin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from a West African language. Compare Krio bɔbɔ (“boy”), Adangme bɔbɔ (“little boy”) and Vai bɔbɔ (“little”).[1]
Noun edit
bobo
- boy, guy, young man
- boyfriend
- 2018, “Lekki Pastor sextape: "Delete your naked picture from your bobo phone before e too late"”, in BBC News Pidgin[2]:
- "'Make pipo delete dia naked foto and videos from dia bobo or girlfriend phone before e dey too late' na wetin di girl wey her sex video wit one Lagos pastor leak online tell BBC News Pidgin."
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Descendants edit
- → Yoruba: bọbọ
References edit
- ^ Fyle, Clifford N., Jones, Eldred D. (1980) A Krio-English dictionary, USA: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 44
Polabian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bā́ˀbāˀ, from nursery language.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bobo f
Related terms edit
- bopkă f (“midwife”)
References edit
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- Olesch, Reinhold (1962) “Boba, Bobo”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volumes 1: A – O, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, page 65
Polish edit
Etymology edit
From nursery language.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bobo n (indeclinable)
- (endearing) baby, child
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dziecko
- małe bobo ― a small baby
- ryczące bobo ― a howling baby
- słodkie bobo ― a sweet baby
- zdrowe bobo ― a healthy baby
- bobo w wózku ― a baby in a carriage
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -obu
- Hyphenation: bo‧bo
Adjective edit
bobo (feminine boba, masculine plural bobos, feminine plural bobas)
Noun edit
bobo m (plural bobos)
- (historical) jester (person who amused a medieval court)
- Synonym: bobo da corte
- (chiefly Brazil) a stupid or naive person; a fool
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin balbus (“stuttering”), influenced by sound symbolism.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
bobo (feminine boba, masculine plural bobos, feminine plural bobas)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
bobo m (plural bobos, feminine boba, feminine plural bobas)
Usage notes edit
- Although in some contexts zonzo, bobo, tonto, menso, culero, tarado, idiota, imbécil, estúpido and pendejo may be synonyms, in most contexts they have a different degree of intensity, with zonzo having the mildest connotation, increasing in intensity in that rough order, to estúpido and pendejo, which have the most offensive meaning.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “bobo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Sranan Tongo edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese bobo.
Noun edit
bobo
Adjective edit
bobo
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bobo
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus (“stammering”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbobo/ [ˈbo.bo]
- Rhymes: -obo
- Syllabification: bo‧bo
Noun edit
bobo (feminine boba, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜊᜓ)
Adjective edit
bobo (feminine boba, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜊᜓ)
- (offensive) stupid; foolish; silly
- Synonym: tanga
- 2021, Nitz Miralles, “Lauren ‘pinatulan’ si DJ Loonyo”, in Pang-Masa:
- Aliw na aliw kami sa pagpatol ni Lauren Young sa fans ni DJ Loonyo na binash siya dahil sa comment sa pagsusuot ng face mask. Na-bash si Lauren sa tweet niyang “Omg i just saw this!! Ang bobo shet ang bobo. Flatearther ka rin ba koyah??”
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Ternate edit
Etymology edit
Compare Tobelo boboro (“nipa”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bobo (Jawi بوبو)
- the nipa palm
References edit
- Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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