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bougie
1[ boo-zhee, ‐jee ]
adjective
- 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 []. 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.
bougie
2[ boo-jee, -zhee, boo-zhee ]
noun
- 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.
bougie
/ ˈbuːʒiː; buːˈʒiː /
noun
- med a long slender semiflexible cylindrical instrument for inserting into body passages, such as the rectum or urethra, to dilate structures, introduce medication, etc
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Example Sentences
Then it could be boxed up when they need the space for more condos or bougie swap meets.
Ramp-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.
Djidjelli, a hundred kilometres east of Bougie by a wonderful coast road, was the ancient colony of Igilgili of Augustus.
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How Do You Spell Bougie?
Spelling tips for bougie
The slang term bougie comes from a shortening and alteration of the word bourgeois, which is even harder to remember how to spell.
How to spell bougie: Bougie is also sometimes spelled boujee, boujie, and boojie, but bougie is the most common spelling. Boogie is a different word altogether. To remember the vowel sequences in bougie (o-u, i-e), just remember this question: “Oh, you think I’m bougie, i.e. too fancy?”
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