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booboisie

American  
[boo-bwah-zee] / ˌbu bwɑˈzi /

noun

  1. a segment of the general public composed of uneducated, uncultured persons.

Etymology

Origin of booboisie

Blend of boob 1 and bourgeoisie; coined by H.L. Mencken in 1922

Example Sentences

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Mencken labeled “the booboisie”? The triumph of “Babbitt” is that we can’t confidently answer that question.

From New York Times

Mencken’s booboisie, but to a much higher power of ignorance than even Mencken himself, no slouch when it came to contempt for the common people, could have imagined.

From The Wall Street Journal

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