Bougie - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈbuːˌʒɪ|
Brit.
|ˈbuːʒɪ|
noun
- (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.
- a wax candle
- a wax candle
adjective
- (chiefly African American Vernacular, slang, sometimes pejorative) Acting as if one is of a higher social status than one is; suspicions regarding true roots and background are implied.2007, "Glamorous" by Fergie:2010, RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 2, Episode 1, Gone With the Window, airdate February 1, 2010:2010, "Sleazy" by Ke$ha:
2007, "Glamorous" by Fergie:I'll be on the movie screens
Magazines and bougie scenes
I'm not clean, I'm not pristine
I'm no queen, I'm no machine
2010, RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 2, Episode 1, Gone With the Window, airdate February 1, 2010:Shangela is kind of bougie, but she's also your homegirl.
2010, "Sleazy" by Ke$ha:I don't need you or your brand new Benz
Or your bougie friends
I don't need love lookin' like diamonds
Lookin' like diamonds
Magazines and bougie scenes
I'm not clean, I'm not pristine
I'm no queen, I'm no machine
2010, RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 2, Episode 1, Gone With the Window, airdate February 1, 2010:Shangela is kind of bougie, but she's also your homegirl.
2010, "Sleazy" by Ke$ha:I don't need you or your brand new Benz
Or your bougie friends
I don't need love lookin' like diamonds
Lookin' like diamonds
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