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Webster 1828 Edition


Bobo

BO'BO

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Noun.
A Mexican fish, two feet long, in high esteem for food.

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Bobo

Bobo

See also: bobo, bóbo, bobô, and bo bo

English

Proper noun

Bobo

  1. A people indigenous to Burkina Faso, Africa.

Anagrams

bobo

bobo

See also: Bobo, bóbo, bobô, and bo bo

English

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.

See also

  • Bobo doll

Anagrams


Albanian

Interjection

bobo

  1. alas (exclamation of sorrow, etc.)


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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bo.bo/

Etymology 1

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

Hiligaynon

Verb

bóbó and bôbô

  1. pour out or over

Verb

bóbo

  1. baptism without ceremony

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus.

Pronunciation

  • 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

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

Derived terms


Spanish

Etymology

From Latin balbus (stuttering).

Adjective

bobo m (feminine singular boba, masculine plural bobos, feminine plural bobas)

  1. stupid, naïve

Synonyms

Noun

bobo m (plural bobos)

  1. A stupid or naive person; a fool.
    No seas bobo!
    robin es bobo!

Related terms


Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus (stammering).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔbɔ/

Noun

bobo

  1. an idiot

Adjective

bobo

  1. stupid; idiotic

See also