bobo

[ boh-boh ]

noun

, plural bo·bos.

1. Informal. a liberal, highly educated person who combines a bourgeois, affluent lifestyle with nonconformist values and attitudes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bobo¹

1995-2000; bo(urgeois) ¹ + bo(hemian); from the book Bobos in Paradise by U.S. journalist David Brooks

Example Sentences

Of those, four were UDFAs — Bobo and Stoll as well as safety Ty Okada and linebacker Patrick O’Connell.

From Seattle Times

Hosted by Trixie Mattel and featuring Meatball, Scarlett BoBo, Alyssa Edwards, Jimbo and Latrice Royale, order up your ticket to amazing comedy, music, and of course spectacular drag.

From Los Angeles Times

Nancy Bobo, a longtime Democratic activist in Des Moines, was able to vote for a presidential nominee this year by mailing in her ballot even though, for the first time since 1980, she was sick and couldn’t make it to her caucus on Jan. 15.

From Seattle Times

Bobo, an early supporter of then-Senator Barack Obama’s campaign, recounted the record-breaking caucus on Jan. 3, 2008, when so many people gathered at a high school that they were forced to move from the auditorium to the gymnasium.

From Seattle Times

“The excitement in the air was like nothing I’d ever experienced,” Bobo said of the 2008 caucus.

From Seattle Times