bobo

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboʊboʊ/ Rhymes: -oʊboʊ Hyphenation: bo‧bo === Etymology 1 === Blend of bourgeois +‎ bohemian, popularized by American journalist, commentator and editor David Brooks to describe the 1990s equivalent of the yuppie. ==== Noun ==== bobo (plural bobos) A materialistic person who affects an anti-materialistic persona. Alternative form: Bobo A self-styled bodyguard or groupie of the nouveau riche (such as a professional athlete or musician). 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) (Louisiana, Montreal) A boo-boo (a minor injury). ===== See also ===== === References === === Anagrams === boob, obbo == Aklanon == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbobo/ [ˈboː.bo] Rhymes: -obo Syllabification: bo‧bo === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Austronesian *bubu. ==== Noun ==== bóbo fish trap === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus (“stuttering”), influenced by sound symbolism. ==== Noun ==== bóbo simpleton; dullard; fool == Albanian == === Alternative forms === obobo === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔ.bɔ/ === Interjection === bobo alas (exclamation of sorrow, etc.) ==== See also ==== == Bola == === Noun === bobo flesh === References === René van den Berg and Brent Wiebe, Bola Grammar Sketch, p. 59 == Central Bikol == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus (“stammering”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbobo/ [ˈbo.bo] Hyphenation: bo‧bo === Adjective === bóbo (feminine boba, Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜊᜓ) stupid; foolish Synonyms: patal, palpal, pangol, torpe === Noun === bóbo (feminine boba, Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜊᜓ) fool; idiot; simpleton; dunce Synonyms: tonto, tonta, kabakab (uncommon) clown Synonyms: payaso, komiko ==== Derived terms ==== == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboː.boː/ Hyphenation: bo‧bo === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Sranan Tongo bobo, from Portuguese bobo or alternatively Spanish bobo. ==== Noun ==== bobo m (plural bobo's, no diminutive) (Suriname) sucker, fool Synonyms: domkop, sufferd, sukkel === Etymology 2 === Shortening of bondsbons. Said to be coined by Joop Niezen in 1978. Popularised in 1988 by Ruud Gullit, whose usage was likely influenced by etymology 1. ==== Noun ==== bobo m (plural bobo's, no diminutive) (Netherlands) football bigwig [from late 1970s or early 1980s] 1983 November 10, M.H., "Bobo's", Nieuwsblad van het Noorden , vol. 96, no. 265, page 19. (Netherlands, by extension) any bigwig [from late 1980s] === References === == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bo.bo/ === Etymology 1 === Onomatopoeic. ==== Noun ==== bobo m (plural bobos) (childish) boo-boo (pain or injury) === Etymology 2 === Blend of bourgeois +‎ bohème. ==== Noun ==== bobo m or f by sense (plural bobos) bobo, boho === Further reading === “bobo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Haitian Creole == === Etymology === Compare Louisiana Creole bo. === Verb === bobo (Saint-Domingue) to kiss Mo bobo ly là su bouche. ― I kiss her there on the mouth. ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: bo === References === S. J. Ducœurjoly (1802), Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue [Manual of the Inhabitants of Saint-Domingue]‎[2] (in French), Paris == Hiligaynon == === Verb === bóbó or bôbô to pour out or over === Noun === bóbo baptism without ceremony == Indonesian == === Etymology === Possibly a clipping of nina bobo (“lullaby”) === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbobo/ [ˈbo.bo] Rhymes: -obo Syllabification: bo‧bo === Verb === bobo (intransitive, childish) to sleep Synonyms: bobok (also childish), tidur === Noun === bobo (uncountable) (childish) sleep Synonym: tidur ==== Derived terms ==== == Japanese == === Romanization === bobo Rōmaji transcription of ぼぼ == Luba-Kasai == === Pronoun === bobo them == Mansaka == === Etymology === From bubu, from Proto-Austronesian *bubu. === Noun === bobo fish trap == Nigerian Pidgin == === Etymology === Borrowed from a West African language. Compare Krio bɔbɔ (“boy”), Adangme bɔbɔ (“little boy”) and Vai bɔbɔ (“little”). === Noun === bobo boy, guy, young man boyfriend ==== Descendants ==== → Yoruba: bọbọ === References === == Polabian == === Alternative forms === bobă, babă === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bā́ˀbāˀ, from nursery language. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔˈbɔ/ === Noun === bobo f old woman midwife Synonym: bopkă ==== Related terms ==== === References === Lehr-Spławiński, T.; Polański, K. (1962), “babə”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), number 1 (A – ďüzd), Wrocław; Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 22 Polański, Kazimierz; James Allen Sehnert (1967), “bobo”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 35 Olesch, Reinhold (1962), “Boba, Bobo”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volumes 1: A – O, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, page 65 == Polish == === Etymology === From nursery language. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.bɔ/ Rhymes: -ɔbɔ Syllabification: bo‧bo === Noun === bobo n (indeclinable) (endearing) baby, child Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dziecko małe bobo ― a small baby ryczące bobo ― a howling baby słodkie bobo ― a sweet baby zdrowe bobo ― a healthy baby bobo w wózku ― a baby in a carriage ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === bobo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN bobo in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -obu Hyphenation: bo‧bo === Adjective === bobo (feminine boba, masculine plural bobos, feminine plural bobas) (Brazil) silly, stupid Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota naive Synonyms: cândido, ingénuo/ingênuo === Noun === bobo m (plural bobos) (historical) jester (person who amused a medieval court) Synonym: bobo da corte (chiefly Brazil) a stupid or naive person; a fool Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Principense: bóbo Sranan Tongo: bobo === Further reading === “bobo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “bobo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Derived from Latin balbus (“stuttering”), influenced by sound symbolism. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbobo/ [ˈbo.β̞o] Rhymes: -obo Syllabification: bo‧bo === Adjective === bobo (feminine boba, masculine plural bobos, feminine plural bobas) stupid, silly, naive Synonym: tonto ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === bobo m (plural bobos, feminine boba, feminine plural bobas) a stupid or naive person; a fool ¡No seas bobo! ― Don't be an idiot! ==== Usage notes ==== Although in some contexts zonzo, bobo, tonto, menso, culero, tarado, idiota, imbécil, estúpido and pendejo may be synonyms, in most contexts they have a different degree of intensity, with zonzo having the mildest connotation, increasing in intensity in that rough order, to estúpido and pendejo, which have the most offensive meaning. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ English: booby → Tagalog: bobo === Further reading === “bobo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Sranan Tongo == === Etymology === From Portuguese bobo. Cognate of Principense bóbo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bobo/, [bʊ̞bʊ̞], [bɔ̝bɔ̝] === Noun === bobo dolt, dweeb, wimp === Adjective === bobo doltish, sluggish === Verb === bobo to behave like a dolt === References === == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === bubo 8080 — leetspeak obob — back slang === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus (“stammering”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbobo/ [ˈboː.bo] Rhymes: -obo Syllabification: bo‧bo === Noun === bobo (feminine boba, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜊᜓ) (offensive) fool; idiot; simpleton; dunce (uncommon) clown; jester Synonyms: payaso, arlekin === Adjective === bobo (feminine boba, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜊᜓ) (offensive) stupid; foolish; silly Synonym: tanga ==== Derived terms ==== == Ternate == === Etymology === Compare Tobelo boboro (“nipa”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbo.bo/ === Noun === bobo (Jawi بوبو) the nipa palm === References === Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890), Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh