bougie
1or bou·jee
Sometimes Disparaging. relating to or characteristic of a person who indulges in some of the luxuries and comforts of a fancy lifestyle: He spends too much on bougie stuff he can’t afford.
Also bour·gie [bur-zhee, ‐jee, boo‐] /ˈbɜr ʒi, ‐dʒi, ˈbu‐/ .Often Disparaging and Offensive. relating to or characteristic of a person who aspires to the upper middle class, especially when regarded as being elitist or snobbish: The bougie folks all left the old neighborhood and bought houses out there where their kids'll go to “good schools,” whatever that means.
relating to or characteristic of a person who flaunts newly acquired wealth without necessarily embracing the cultural values and pretensions of the upper middle class: that bougie feeling when you’re drinking high-end champagne—out of a red plastic cup.
Origin of bougie
1- Also bou·jie, boo·jie [boo-jee]. /ˈbu dʒi/.
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Other definitions for bougie (2 of 2)
Medicine/Medical.
a slender, flexible instrument introduced into passages of the body, especially the urethra, for dilating, examining, medicating, etc.
a suppository.
a wax candle.
Origin of bougie
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How to use bougie in a sentence
Then it could be boxed up when they need the space for more condos or bougie swap meets.
Politics Report: SANDAG Voted – So What Happens Now? | Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts | December 11, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoRamp-obsessed urbanites have turned what was once a relatively obscure allium most popular in the Appalachian region into something that bougie New Yorkers hunt down at restaurants and farmers markets every April.
To enjoy fast food, then, was to reject bougie aesthetics and be a person of the people, to not yuck a yum.
Your friends may call you bougie, but just tell them you’re cultured.
For this purpose the bougie may be marked at its outer extremity.
(c) The tip of the bougie may break off whilst in the Eustachian tube.
Each was 5¼ inches in length, the handle measuring 1½ inches and the bougie the remainder.
All the same bougie has little enough of interest for the conventional tourist.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets | Francis MiltounDjidjelli, a hundred kilometres east of bougie by a wonderful coast road, was the ancient colony of Igilgili of Augustus.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets | Francis Miltoun
British Dictionary definitions for bougie
/ (ˈbuːʒiː, buːˈʒiː) /
med a long slender semiflexible cylindrical instrument for inserting into body passages, such as the rectum or urethra, to dilate structures, introduce medication, etc
Origin of bougie
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