bobo

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboʊboʊ/
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  • Rhymes: -oʊboʊ

Etymology 1

Blend 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.
    • 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, 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.
  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, Montreal) A boo-boo (minor injury)
See also

References

  1. ^ David Brooks (2000) Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There (in English), Simon & Schuster, →ISBN

Anagrams

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *bubu.

Noun

bobo

  1. fish trap

Albanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Interjection

bobo

  1. alas (exclamation of sorrow, etc.)

See also

Bikol Central

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bo‧bo
  • IPA(key): /ˈbobo/,

Adjective

bóbo (feminine boba)

  1. stupid; foolish
    Synonyms: patal, palpal, pangol, torpe

Noun

bóbo (feminine boba)

  1. fool; idiot; simpleton; dunce
    Synonyms: tonto, tonta, kabakab
  2. (uncommon) clown
    Synonyms: payaso, komiko

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboː.boː/
  • Hyphenation: bo‧bo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo bobo, from Portuguese bobo or alternatively Spanish bobo.

Noun

bobo m (plural bobo's)

  1. (Suriname) sucker, fool
    Synonyms: domkop, sufferd, sukkel

Etymology 2

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.

Noun

bobo m (plural bobo's)

  1. (Netherlands) football bigwig
    • 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)
  2. (Netherlands, by extension) any bigwig

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

bobo m (plural bobos)

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

Etymology 2

Blend of bourgeois +‎ bohème.

Noun

bobo m or f by sense (plural bobos)

  1. 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

Haitian Creole

Etymology

Compare Louisiana Creole bo.

Verb

bobo

  1. (Saint-Domingue) to kiss
    Mo bobo ly là su bouche.I kiss her there on the mouth.

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: bo

References

  • S.J Ducoeurjoly, Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île

Hiligaynon

Verb

bóbó or bôbô

  1. to pour out or over

Noun

bóbo

  1. baptism without ceremony

Japanese

Romanization

bobo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぼぼ

Luba-Kasai

Pronoun

bobo

  1. them

Mansaka

Etymology

From bubu, from Proto-Austronesian *bubu.

Noun

bobo

  1. fish trap

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bobo

  1. boy, guy, young man
  2. boyfriend
    • 2018, “Lekki Pastor sextape: "Delete your naked picture from your bobo phone before e too late"”, in BBC News Pidgin:
      "'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)

Polabian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bā́ˀbāˀ, from nursery language.

Pronunciation

Noun

bobo f

  1. old woman
  2. midwife
    Synonym: bopkă

Related terms

nouns

References

  • Lehr-Spławiński, T.; Polański, K. (1962), “babə”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), issue 1 (A – ďüzd), Wrocław; Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 22
  • Polański, Kazimierz; James Allen Sehnert (1967), “bobo”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 35
  • Olesch, Reinhold (1962), “Boba, Bobo”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volume 1: A – O, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, page 65

Polish

Etymology

From nursery language.

Pronunciation

Noun

bobo n (indeclinable)

  1. (endearing) baby, child
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dziecko
    małe boboa small baby
    ryczące boboa howling baby
    słodkie boboa sweet baby
    zdrowe boboa healthy baby
    bobo w wózkua baby in a carriage

Derived terms

noun

Further reading

  • bobo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bobo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -obu
  • Hyphenation: bo‧bo

Adjective

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

  1. (Brazil) silly, stupid
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
  2. (Brazil) naive

Noun

bobo m (plural bobos)

  1. (historical) jester (person who amused a medieval court)
    Synonym: bobo da corte
  2. (chiefly Brazil) a stupid or naive person; a fool
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin balbus (stuttering), influenced by sound symbolism.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbobo/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -obo
  • Syllabification: bo‧bo

Adjective

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

  1. stupid, silly, naive
    Synonym: tonto

Derived terms

Noun

bobo m (plural bobos, feminine boba, feminine plural bobas)

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

Usage notes

  • 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

Further reading

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From Portuguese bobo.

Noun

bobo

  1. dolt, dweeb, wimp

Adjective

bobo

  1. doltish, sluggish

Verb

bobo

  1. to behave like a dolt

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bo‧bo
  • IPA(key): /ˈbobo/,

Noun

bobo (feminine boba, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜊᜓ)

  1. fool; idiot; simpleton; dunce
  2. (uncommon) clown; jester
    Synonyms: payaso, arlekin

Adjective

bobo (feminine boba, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜊᜓ)

  1. 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)

Derived terms

Ternate

bobo

Etymology

Compare Tobelo boboro (nipa).

Pronunciation

Noun

bobo (Jawi بوبو)

  1. the nipa palm

References

  • 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