Korean slang profile
보보스
boboseu
Affluent people with bohemian values
People pursuing material affluence together with bohemian values of freedom and creativity.
- Expanded form
- Bohemian + bourgeoisBohemian + bourgeois
- Other spellings
- 보보, 보보족, Bobo, Bobos
- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2002
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
책은 보보스의 가치관과 생활 방식을 소개했다.
The book introduced 보보스 values and lifestyles.
02Documented history
- 2002The 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』 introduced the spelling and meaning of “보보스”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A blend of the beginnings of Bohemian and bourgeois. This explanation was checked in the 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The headword, definition, and components were directly compared. The original older articles re-quoted by the source were not separately opened; the date recorded is the publication date directly checked on the collection’s copyright page.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2002년 신어 — 2002년 신어, 31쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2002Original source checked Nov 14, 2026