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Bobo is a portmanteau word used to describe the socio-economic bourgeois-bohemian group in France, the French analogue to the English notion of the "champagne socialist".The geographer Christophe Guilluy has used the term to describe France's elite class, whom he accuses of being responsible for many of France's current problems.
The word bobo, Brooks' most famously used term, is an abbreviated form of the words bourgeois and bohemian, suggesting a fusion of two distinct social classes (the counter-cultural, hedonistic and artistic bohemian, and the white collar, capitalist bourgeois). The term is used by Brooks to describe the 1990s successors of the yuppies.
The French and the American concept of Bobos involves seeking products of exquisite taste and quality, or products that display the essence of a free spirit. The main contrast is that for the former two cultures, Boboism is a class formation whereas for China it is a pop culture and marketing phenomenon.
Bobo people, an ethnic group of Burkina Faso; Bobole, a Coahuiltecan tribe sometimes spelled Bobo; Bobo (socio-economic group), French portmanteau for "bourgeois-bohemian", describing France's elite; Bobo (nickname) Bobo (given name), a list of people; Bobo (surname), a list of people
Polari, a jargon that began in European ports and evolved into a shorthand used in gay subcultures, influences much of today's slang in words like "zhuzh," "drag," "camp" and "femme."
In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...
In "The Last Showgirl," the "Baywatch" star plays an aging entertainer who worries about her future once she learns her French-style revue is closing after three decades. In addition to Anderson ...
French is a language of instruction in the nation's schools. [25] However, fewer than 15 percent of the population uses French on a day-to-day basis. [ 6 ] Despite this low percentage, there is a high amount of support in keeping French as a language of instruction because it provides children a pathway to social mobility and assures continued ...