Meaning of nepo baby | Babel Free

Definitions

Clipping of nepotism baby.

abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, derogatory, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“Speaking of nepo (nepotism) babies — because these days everybody is — meet⟳ Brooklyn Peltz Beckham. Now, in case you don’t know⟳ the term, nepo babies are the offspring of rich, famous and/or powerful people; Mr Beckham, son of sports superstar David and Spice Girl Victoria, is a prime example.”

“[…] and the second is ‘nepobabies’. The latter is basically nepotism dressed up with a Tik Tok-friendly hashtag that’s recently made headlines. A quick search⟳ yields thousands of naming and shaming takedowns of examples of nepobabies in Hollywood, fashion and beyond.”

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