bobo

See also: Bobo, bóbo, bobô, and bo bo

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboʊboʊ/

Etymology 1

Shortening of bourgeois bohemian, popularized by David Brooks to describe the 1990s equivalent of the yuppie.

Noun

bobo (plural bobos)

  1. A materialistic person who affects an anti-materialistic persona.
  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.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

bobo (plural bobos)

  1. (Louisiana) A boo-boo (minor injury)

See also

  • Bobo doll

Anagrams

Albanian

Interjection

bobo

  1. alas (exclamation of sorrow, etc.)


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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bo.bo/

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

bobo m (plural bobos)

  1. (childish) boo-boo (pain or injury)

Etymology 2

Blend of bourgeois +‎ bohème.

Noun

bobo m, f (plural bobos)

  1. bobo, boho

Further reading

Hiligaynon

Verb

bóbó or bôbô

  1. pour out or over

Verb

bóbo

  1. baptism without ceremony

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbo.bu/
  • Hyphenation: bo‧bo

Adjective

bobo m (feminine singular boba, masculine plural bobos, feminine plural bobas, comparable)

  1. (Brazil) silly, stupid
  2. (Brazil) naive

Synonyms

Noun

bobo m (plural bobos)

  1. (historical) jester (person who amused a medieval court)
  2. (chiefly Brazil) a stupid or naive person; a fool.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin balbus (“stuttering”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbobo/, [ˈboβo]

Adjective

bobo (feminine singular boba, masculine plural bobos, feminine plural bobas)

  1. stupid, silly, naïve
    Synonym: tonto

Derived terms

Noun

bobo m (plural bobos)

  1. A stupid or naive person; a fool.
    ¡No seas bobo!
    Don't be an idiot!

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus (“stammering”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔbɔ/

Noun

bobo

  1. (vulgar, informal, pejorative) an idiot

Adjective

bobo

  1. stupid; idiotic

See also

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