Meanings
- abbreviationattributiveclippingslanguncountableusuallyClipping 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.
2022 December 17, Nick Hilton, “His Dark Materials season three review: Well-acted and exquisitely designed, but plodding and humourless”, in The Independent1 more example
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.
2022 December 19, Nicholas Quah, “Can There Be Nepotism in Sports? Just Look at the NBA.”, in Vulture
Origin
Clipping of nepotism, probably after nepo baby.
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nepo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nepo
“nepo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nepo. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nepo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nepo.
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