booboisie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of booboisie
Blend of boob 1 and bourgeoisie; coined by H.L. Mencken in 1922
Example Sentences
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On his overheated typewriter he minted words and phrases that became part of the national currency: "booboisie," "bozart," "Comstockery," "Bible Belt."
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Mencken lashed out at the "booboisie" with a bull whip; the debonair Nathan was content to use a swizzle stick.
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Had he been born a contemporary of Mencken's, Wolfe would have railed at the booboisie.
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H. L. Mencken placed them squarely among the booboisie for their garrulous camaraderie and fetish for nicknames.
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Mencken, the iconoclastic journalist who delighted in debunking the "booboisie," is being debunked himself.
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