booboisien.

Brit.

/ˌbuːbwaˈziː/,

/ˌbuːbwɑːˈziː/, U.S.

/ˌbuˌbwɑˈzi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: boob n.¹, booby n.¹, bourgeoisie n.

Etymology: < either boob n.¹ or boob- (in booby n.¹) + -oisie (in bourgeoisie n.). Compare slightly earlier boobery n. 2.Apparently introduced by H. L. Mencken (compare quot. 1921).

Originally and chiefly U.S. colloquial (humorous).

Stupid, inept, or blundering people considered collectively, esp. as a social or political class; a group of people characterized as being foolish or ignorant. Cf. boob n.¹ 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > collectively

redelessa1300

foolish1526

coxcombry1600

Feast of Fools1601

fooliaminy1608

ship of fools1609

noodledom1810

fooldom1843

boobery1920

booboisie1921

1921 H. L. Mencken Let. in Freeman 28 Sept. 64/1 You accuse me..of having formulated no definition of democracy... Democracy is the theory that the booboisie knows what it wants, and deserves to get it good and hard.

1961 20th Cent. Jan. 72 They wanted to be as eccentric as they pleased..and..could not do that among the booboisie of America.

2016 Telegram & Gaz. (Mass.) (Nexis) 19 Sept. The troika of the left-wing snotocracy—Hollywood, academia and the media—..mocks his supporters as the great unwashed booboisie.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	booboisie
释义	booboisien. Brit. /ˌbuːbwaˈziː/, /ˌbuːbwɑːˈziː/, U.S. /ˌbuˌbwɑˈzi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: boob n.¹, booby n.¹, bourgeoisie n. Etymology: < either boob n.¹ or boob- (in booby n.¹) + -oisie (in bourgeoisie n.). Compare slightly earlier boobery n. 2.Apparently introduced by H. L. Mencken (compare quot. 1921). Originally and chiefly U.S. colloquial (humorous). Stupid, inept, or blundering people considered collectively, esp. as a social or political class; a group of people characterized as being foolish or ignorant. Cf. boob n.¹ 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > collectively redelessa1300 foolish1526 coxcombry1600 Feast of Fools1601 fooliaminy1608 ship of fools1609 noodledom1810 fooldom1843 boobery1920 booboisie1921 1921 H. L. Mencken Let. in Freeman 28 Sept. 64/1 You accuse me..of having formulated no definition of democracy... Democracy is the theory that the booboisie knows what it wants, and deserves to get it good and hard. 1961 20th Cent. Jan. 72 They wanted to be as eccentric as they pleased..and..could not do that among the booboisie of America. 2016 Telegram & Gaz. (Mass.) (Nexis) 19 Sept. The troika of the left-wing snotocracy—Hollywood, academia and the media—..mocks his supporters as the great unwashed booboisie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1921
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