bourgie
English
Etymology
From bourgeoisie or bourgeois, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French; compare bougie.
Pronunciation
Noun
bourgie (plural bourgies)
- (informal, derogatory) A member of the bourgeoisie.
Adjective
bourgie (comparative more bourgie, superlative most bourgie)
- Alternative form of bougie.
- Although there were more reasonably priced bottles of wine, they chose an expensive Malbec not for its flavor, but for its bourgie appeal.
- 2011, Jay-Z and Kanye West, "Niggas in Paris", Watch the Throne:
- Bourgie girl / Grab her hand / Fuck that bitch, she don't wanna dance
- 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.
References
- "American Skin" by Gerald Early.
- "Hazy Halcyon Days of Pot and Puberty" by Charles McGrath