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booboisie

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boob·oi·sie  (bbwä-z)
n.
A class of people regarded as stupid and gullible.
[boob + (bourge)oisie.]
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Noun1.booboisie - class consisting of all those who are considered boobs
social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"


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For intellectuals who felt ashamed about this state of affairs, the booboisie served as a kind of excuse, as well as a justification for feelings of superiority.
Snob rule; H.L. Mencken thought Nietzsche was peachy, but he didn't ... by Lemann, Nicholas / Washington Monthly
For intellectuals who felt ashamed about this state of affairs, the booboisie served as a kind of excuse, as well as a justification for feelings of superiority.
The Diary of H.L. Mencken by Lemann, Nicholas / Washington Monthly
Mencken, Slate's Jack Shafer reminds us that for all his many failings, the Sage of Baltimore remained a "laureate of free thinking" and a consistent critic of conformity ("Scourge of the Booboisie," page 48).
Mental failings. (Editor's Note) by Reason
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