English Explanatory Dictionary

Latte Town

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An upscale liberal town or community associated with bourgeois-bohemian (bobo) values; a place inhabited primarily by latte liberals.

Word forms

Latte Town Latte Towns

Etymology

Alluding to a stereotypical preference for (usually more expensive) latte in such places. Popularized by American journalist, commentator and editor David Brooks who attributes it to Alan Ehrenhalt.

Related words

latte liberal latte-sipping
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