noun Internet Slang

nepo baby

· noun · internet

Celebrity whose famous parents pre-greased the entire career.

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Definitions

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Short for 'nepotism baby' — an actor, model, musician or influencer whose rise was visibly powered by a famous parent's industry connections, not just (or sometimes at all) by their own talent. The term existed in Hollywood circles for years but went nuclear after New York Magazine's December 2022 'The Year of the Nepo Baby' cover, which mapped the entire industry's family trees and turned the phrase into a moral category online.

“Half the cast list reads like a yearbook for nepo babies — three Hemsworths and a Coppola.”
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nepo baby In A Sentence

Half the cast list reads like a yearbook for nepo babies — three Hemsworths and a Coppola.

Origin & Usage

Phrase circulated on Twitter and Reddit in the late 2010s; mainstream-detonated by New York Magazine's December 2022 'Nepo Baby' issue.

Variants nepotism babynepo
Tags #tiktok#twitter#celebrity#industry

People Also Ask

What does nepo baby mean?

It's a term for a celebrity whose famous parents pre-greased the entire career through their connections.

How do you use nepo baby in a sentence?

"People say she only got the role because she's a nepo baby."

Where does nepo baby come from?

'Nepo' is short for nepotism — favouring relatives — combined with 'baby' to describe the child who benefits from it.

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