bourgie

English

Etymology

From bourgeoisie or bourgeois, from French; compare bougie.

Pronunciation

• enPR: [bo͞o'zhi], IPA: [ˈbuʒi], X-SAMPA: ["buZi]
• Rhymes: -uʒi

Adjective

bourgie (comparative more bourgie, superlative most bourgie)

1. (usually pejorative) used to describe middle-class values in their attempt to give the semblance of discerning taste.

   Although there were more reasonably priced bottles of wine, they chose an expensive Malbec not for its flavor, but for its bourgie appeal.

   • 2012, Sarah Nicole Prickett, "Kristen Stewart should not have apologized, and here's why", The Globe and Mail, 29 July 2012:

     It takes on faith a heterogeneous, bourgie morality and gives the lie that tween girls – or, more accurately, their movie-ticket-buying parents – want to hear.

Synonyms

• bougie, chichi

Related terms

• bougie

Noun

bourgie (plural bourgies)

1. (informal, derogatory) A member of the bourgeoisie.

References

• "American Skin" by Gerald Early.
• "Hazy Halcyon Days of Pot and Puberty" by Charles McGrath