Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A species of mullet, Joturus pilchardi, found in the mountain torrents of the larger islands of the West Indies. It is characterized by the simple stomach and the coarse truncate incisors.
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- noun A
materialistic person who affects an anti-materialistic persona.
Etymologies
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Examples
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i believe he has: bobo, bobo¹, bobo², and bobo³. which each one means, i don't know. for his
AutoHotkey Community 2009
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So -- and -- and here I have a book with a-- a neologism bobo, which is bourgeois Bohemian.
Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There 2000
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Mr. BROOKS: Well, as I say, the bobo is a reconciling ethos between left-wing bourgeo -- or left-wing bohemian, right-wing bourgeois.
Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There 2000
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It didn't help that the children were a little befuddled by the break in routine, and wanted to know who I was, and why am I here, and where are their teachers, and can I look at this "bobo", and will I be staying for the rest of the day, and on and on.
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
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Jeta means mouth/lips or "bobo" (dopey person), but I don't what the connection between jeta and sleep is.
Dichos 2002
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Hell, he employed one "bobo" who drew a check just for waking him up every morning.
SI.com 2010
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Now I have but one word regarding your reply to 'bobo' ...
unknown title 2009
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i bet the sale of "bobo" toys went up after this aired!
WN.com - Articles related to Animal cruelty laws need more bite 2010
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i bet the sale of "bobo" toys went up after this aired!
WN.com - Articles related to Animal cruelty laws need more bite 2010
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i bet the sale of "bobo" toys went up after this aired!
WN.com - Articles related to Animal cruelty laws need more bite 2010
hernesheir commented on the word bobo
The so genannten fisch.
March 10, 2011