booboisie

English

Etymology

Blend of boob +‎ bourgeoisie.

Noun

booboisie (plural booboisies)

1. A social class made up of ignorant and uncultured people.

Related terms

• boobocracy

References

• “booboisie”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• Word Wealth: Booboisie in the Aceh Times.
• Scourge of the Booboisie Weighing H.L. Mencken's legacy, by Jack Shafer in Reason Magazine. A review of The Skeptic: A Life of H.L. Mencken by Terry Teachout.