Bougie

Pronunciation

• enPR: boÍžoʹzhÄ“, IPA: /ˈbuːʒi/

Borrowing from fr {{2}} bougie ("wax candle"), after the Algerian city Bougie, and the tapered, hand-dipped candles it made.

Full definition of bougie

Noun

1. (medicine) A tapered cylindrical instrument for introducing an object into a tubular anatomical structure, or to dilate such a structure, as with an esophageal bougie.
2. a wax candle

From bourgeoisie; compare bourgie.

Adjective

1. (chiefly African American Vernacular English, slang, usually pejorative) Acting as if one is of a higher social status than one is; suspicions regarding true roots and background are implied.2007, Satire pervades the series of fictional magazine covers , L. Kent Wolgamott, The Lincoln Journal Star, October 12, 2007, http://journalstar.com/entertainment/arts-and-culture/article_ea94f11c-d61d-5940-8eb2-688609281e26.html:
2. Called “bougie” when she was growing up, even though she’d never considered herself close to that, Ewing has turned the word around, using it as the title of a fictitious magazine she has dreamed up.
3. 2007, "" by :
4. I'll be on the movie screensMagazines and bougie scenesI'm not clean, I'm not pristineI'm no queen, I'm no machine
5. 2010, , Season 2, Episode 1, Gone With the Window, airdate February 1, 2010:
6. Shangela is kind of bougie, but she's also your homegirl.
7. 2010, "" by :
8. I don't need you or your brand new BenzOr your bougie friendsI don't need love lookin' like diamondsLookin' like diamonds

Synonyms

• chichi

Related terms

• bourgie