Hate radio and the booboisie
H.L. Mencken, professional curmudgeon, literary sculptor and forensic investigator of human foibles, coined the word in 1922, or rather we should say he amalgamated the words boob and bourgeoisie into booboisie. He meant to refer to a class of ignorati.
Little did he foresee talk radio and television in which professional loudmouths would take the booboisie [...]