booboisie

[ boo-bwah-zee ]

noun

1. a segment of the general public composed of uneducated, uncultured persons.

Word History and Origins

Origin of booboisie¹

Blend of boob ¹ and bourgeoisie; coined by H.L. Mencken in 1922

Example Sentences

Mencken labeled “the booboisie”? The triumph of “Babbitt” is that we can’t confidently answer that question.

From New York Times

That comment reveals Jack undergoing the opposite of a polishing: He is tarnishing, or delaminating, reverting to his natural lowbrow state and cheerleading for the reactionary booboisie.

From New York Times

Mencken’s booboisie, but to a much higher power of ignorance than even Mencken himself, no slouch when it came to contempt for the common people, could have imagined.

From Wall Street Journal

But he was never accepted by the "booboisie."

From Project Gutenberg

If he said this he really flattered the "booboisie."

From Project Gutenberg