Citations:nepo baby

English citations of nepo baby and nepobaby

Noun: "(slang, derogatory) clipping of nepotism baby"

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• 2021, Paulina Subia, "Reintroducing Liv Tyler", Daria, Volume 1 (December 2021), page 7:

  She's had a sort of cultural renaissance with Gen Z fans, and rightfully so; Liv Tyler is not only revered for her beauty but for her outstanding talents as an actress that place her far outside the expectations set for her as a "nepo baby," as Gen Z has coined it.

• 2022, Naima Small, "Nepotism Babies: It-Girls or Just Rich?", 34th Street Magazine, 22 February 2022, page 21:

  In many ways, the internet's fascination with nepo babies mirrors the fervor over the "old money" aesthetic.

• 2022, Elisa Brisco, "'Nepo babies' in Hollywood: What do famous families say about industry equity?", USA Today, 15 March 2022:

  The list of "nepo babies" who have parents with household names is long and spans for many generations.

• 2022, Carmen Chin, "For and Against: Jaden Smith", Farrago (University of Melbourne), Edition Three (May 2022), page 81:

  He might be what some consider a worthy nepo baby, but the fact remains that he's still a nepo baby.

• 2022 May 2, Anna Kambhampaty, Danya Issawi, “What Is a ‘Nepotism Baby’?”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

  The phrase “nepotism baby” (or the diminutive “nepo baby”) has pervaded social media in earnest expressions of surprise (“just found out…”), envy (“pls god why couldn’t i have been a nepotism baby”) and even admiration (some favorites include Ms. Apatow, Zoë Kravitz and Dakota Johnson).

• 2022, Emily Fromant, "In Defence of Nepotism Babies", London Runway, 27 May 2022, page 32:

  Lila Moss, daughter of supermodel Kate Moss, is one such nepo baby who has recently come under scrutiny.

• 2022, Tharindi Danansooriya, "'Nepo babies' and white feminism: the '22 Teal Independents, Farrago (University of Melbourne), Edition Four (August 2022), page 14
• 2022, Emily Yahr, "Hollywood ‘nepo babies’ know what you think of them. They have some thoughts.", The Washington Post, 1 August 2022:

  Then there’s the anticipation of wondering what the future holds for some of the most potentially powerful nepo babies, Lui said, such as North West, Blue Ivy Carter and Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s newborn son.

• 2022 August 22, Elise Seyfried, “Does Brooklyn Peltz Beckham know it’s possible to be a nepo baby without being unbearable”, in The Independent‎^[2]:

  Speaking of nepo (nepotism) babies — because these days everybody is — meet Brooklyn Peltz Beckham. Now, in case you don’t know the term, nepo babies are the offspring of rich, famous and/or powerful people; Mr Beckham, son of sports superstar David and Spice Girl Victoria, is a prime example.

• 2022 November 24, Susie Lau, “Bubble rap: Susie Lau weighs in on the nepo baby debate...”, in ES Magazine‎^[3]:

  […] and the second is ‘nepobabies’. The latter is basically nepotism dressed up with a Tik Tok-friendly hashtag that’s recently made headlines. A quick search yields thousands of naming and shaming takedowns of examples of nepobabies in Hollywood, fashion and beyond.

• 2022, Jordana Pearce, Snowbound Secrets, unnumbered page (published 17 December 2022):

  I'd be exactly what I'm often accused of being: a nepo baby with more money than tact, imposing a family gathering on one of the biggest holidays of the year.

• 2023, Odette C. Bell, Hell at Her Hands: Book Three, unnumbered page:

  “You're lying to me, nepo baby.”

• 2023 March 23, Callie Holtermann, “Why Do People Care That Sofia Coppola’s Daughter Was Grounded?”, in The New York Times‎^[4], →ISSN:

  We asked Jessica Maddox […] about why there was so much public interest in this particular video and how social media has been handled by other nepo babies, including the spawn of Kim Kardashian and Kellyanne Conway.