boujie

/ˈbuːʒi/

adjectivebou · jie

Think: **BOO** (sounds like “boo”) + **ZHEE** (like the “zh” sound in *beige*) → **boujie** = “boo-zhee” fancy.

Yes, it's boujie. The tricky part is the **-jie** ending: it makes the **/ʒi/** (“zhee”) sound, like in **beige**.

Definition

  1. adjective(informal) Showing a taste for expensive, fashionable, or high-status things; trying to seem upper-class; “fancy” in a showy way.

Examples

  • “She ordered sparkling water in a wine glass just to feel boujie.”
  • “The hotel lobby looked boujie, with marble floors and gold accents.”
  • “He teased me for being boujie because I brought artisanal chocolate to the movie night.”

Synonyms

fancyposhupscalehigh-endpretentious

Antonyms

plainunpretentiousdown-to-earth

Translations

ES pijo/a (coloquial)PT metido/a a chique (coloquial)FR bourge (familier)

Common misspellings

bougieeboojieboujeeboogiebougyboujieeboujieh

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