bougie
Behaving like or pertaining to people of a higher social status, middle-class /…Behaving like or pertaining to people of a higher social status, middle-class / bourgeois people (sometimes carrying connotations of fakeness, elitism, or snobbery).
Translations
1 languagesMeaning
2 senses(derogatory, slang, usually)Behaving like or pertaining to people of a higher social status, middle-class / bourgeois people (sometimes carrying connotations of fakeness, elitism, or snobbery).
(Canada, UK, slang)Fancy or good-looking, without connotations of snobbery or pretentiousness.
Origin
From bourgeoisie.From bourgeoisie.
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Forms
bougier, bougiestWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.