bobo

Definitions

1. A materialistic person who affects an anti-materialistic persona.
2. A boo-boo (a minor injury).
   Louisiana, Montreal
3. A people indigenous to Burkina Faso, Africa.
   plural, plural-only
4. Alternative letter-case form of bobo (“a bourgeois-bohemian”).
   alt-of
5. A surname.
6. A barangay of Piagapo, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.
7. A self-styled bodyguard or groupie of the nouveau riche (such as a professional athlete or musician).
8. An imitation of something, particularly a well known product, usually lower in quality than the original.

Equivalents

Examples

“The small things—an olive grove or a small chapel—take⟳ on greater meaning to a Bobo on vacation.”

“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. […] The food’s better than might be expected at such a furiously fashionable address, and for an amusing eyeful of Parisian bobos in all of their splendor, this place⟳ can’t be beat⟳.”

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