bobo

Meaning

Noun

• A materialistic person who affects an anti-materialistic persona.
• 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.
• A boo-boo (minor injury)

Origin

• , popularized by David Brooks to describe the 1990s equivalent of the yuppie.{{cite-book
• |lang=en
• |title=Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There
• |author=David Brooks
• |authorlink=David Brooks (commentator)
• |publisher=Simon & Schuster
• |year=2000
• |isbn=0-684-85378-7
• Borrowed from French bobo ("boo-boo").