"bourgie" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbuːʒi/, /ˌbɔːʒi/ Forms: more bourgie [comparative], most bourgie [superlative]
enPR: bo͞oʹzhē Rhymes: -uːʒi Etymology: From bourgeoisie or bourgeois, from French; compare bougie. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bourgeoisie}} bourgeoisie, {{m|en|bourgeois}} bourgeois, {{uder|en|fr|-}} French, {{m|en|bougie}} bougie Head templates: {{en-adj}} bourgie (comparative more bourgie, superlative most bourgie)
  1. Alternative form of bougie. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bougie Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bourgie-en-adj-rsNOf9Ho Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 93 7 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 91 9

Noun

IPA: /ˈbuːʒi/, /ˌbɔːʒi/ Forms: bourgies [plural]
enPR: bo͞oʹzhē Rhymes: -uːʒi Etymology: From bourgeoisie or bourgeois, from French; compare bougie. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bourgeoisie}} bourgeoisie, {{m|en|bourgeois}} bourgeois, {{uder|en|fr|-}} French, {{m|en|bougie}} bougie Head templates: {{en-noun}} bourgie (plural bourgies)
  1. (informal, derogatory) A member of the bourgeoisie. Tags: derogatory, informal
    Sense id: en-bourgie-en-noun-kBWkfCZ9

Inflected forms

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