nepo
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 4
/ˈnɛp.oʊ/
(US)
Definition of nepo
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(abbreviation, alt-of, attributive, clipping, slang, uncountable, usually)Clipping of nepotism.
“The problem here is that not all the threads of this story are equally entertaining: the sequences featuring sinister President MacPhail (Will Keen, father of Dafne, perhaps the first “nepo daddy”), vicious Father Gomez (Jamie Ward), and the rest of the Magisterium, are particularly listless.”
“Soon, the NBA nepo phenomenon will reach its apotheosis: Bronny James, LeBron James’s son, is slated to declare for the NBA draft in 2024. LeBron, this generation’s eminent GOAT contender, has long expressed his desire to play professional basketball with his son, and that’s almost guaranteed to happen.”
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Etymology
Clipping of nepotism, probably after nepo baby.
Words you can make from nepo
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