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Sunday, March 23, 2025
Nepo baby > nepotism
I like to discover new words. Dictionaries online and the good old heavy books are so precious.
You'll guess who nepo babies are. This comes from Urban dictionary.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Nepotism
Nepotism :the practice among those with power or influence of favouring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.
2. The act of using your power or influence to get good jobs or unfair advantages for members of your own family.
The word originates from the mid 17th century and derives from French népotisme or Italian nepotismo, from nipote ‘nephew’ (with reference to privileges bestowed on the ‘nephews’ of popes, who were in many cases their illegitimate sons).
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