nepo baby

[ nep-oh bey-bee ]

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noun

a notable or powerful person, such as a celebrity or politican, with a parent who is also notable or powerful, especially one whose industry connections are perceived as essential to their success:
It makes sense that he's a nepo baby, because there's no way he earned that role.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nepo baby¹

First recorded in 2022; nepo(tism) ( def ) + baby ( def )

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The 'unicorn' Travis Hunter and 'nepo baby' Shedeur Sanders have been the main talking points leading into this weekend's event in Green Bay.

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Shedeur, who has been branded a 'nepo baby', says having Deion as his dad has been advantageous to his football career as he has learned to deal with expectation and pressure from a young age.

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He’s stacked 20-point games in the G League, punctuated by a 39-point explosion while shooting better than 60% from the field, proving he’s not just a so-called nepo baby.

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“I had a desire to share what I had to offer, but I didn’t want to be labeled … what do they call it? ... ‘Nepo baby,’” Bridges says.

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He was a nepo baby, but he didn’t act like it.

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