noun
Internet Slang
nepo baby
· noun · internet
Celebrity whose famous parents pre-greased the entire career.
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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.
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