bobo

See also: Bobo, bóbo, bobô, and bo bo

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboʊˌboʊ/

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

• boob

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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

• “bobo” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Hiligaynon

Verb

bóbó and bôbô

1. pour out or over

Verb

bóbo

1. baptism without ceremony

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbo.bu/
  • (Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˈbo.βu]
  • (Brazil) 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

• parvo
• tonto

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

• bobo da corte

Derived terms

• bobagem
• bobo da corte

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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

   Synonyms: tonto

Derived terms

• abobar
• bobada
• bobería
• embobar

Noun

bobo m (plural bobos)

1. A stupid or naive person; a fool.

   ¡No seas bobo!

   Don't be an idiot!

Further reading

• “bobo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowing 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

• consuelo de bobo
• nakakabobo