It’s short for the French word “bourgeois” which means middle class. It does not mean fancy, rich, elegant, etc like it’s being used. This is according to the DICTIONARY:
bour·geois
bo͝orˈZHwä,ˈbo͝orZHwä/Submit
adjective
1.
of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
"a rich, bored, bourgeois family"
synonyms: middle-class, propertied; conventional, conservative, conformist; provincial, suburban, small-town; informalwhite-bread
"a bourgeois family"
noun
1.
a bourgeois person.
"a self-confessed and proud bourgeois"
synonyms: member of the middle class, property owner
"a proud bourgeois"
So when you call things and people BOUJEE, it does not mean high class, wealthy, fancy or the like. The word you should be using to describe those things is: SWANKY!
bour·geois
bo͝orˈZHwä,ˈbo͝orZHwä/Submit
adjective
1.
of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
"a rich, bored, bourgeois family"
synonyms: middle-class, propertied; conventional, conservative, conformist; provincial, suburban, small-town; informalwhite-bread
"a bourgeois family"
noun
1.
a bourgeois person.
"a self-confessed and proud bourgeois"
synonyms: member of the middle class, property owner
"a proud bourgeois"
So when you call things and people BOUJEE, it does not mean high class, wealthy, fancy or the like. The word you should be using to describe those things is: SWANKY!
by D’day mate April 8, 2018
Boujee is a word that refers to a song and means ur high class.. but people can use it for something else or just say it all the time like Timothy riger bc he only has 2 word in is vocabulary
“Mrs that’s boujee” or he says “The cat said blah blah” Timothy riger is a white person who try’s to act black to have friends
by Imarudeprincess February 8, 2018
Also stylized as bougie, the word is derived from “bourgeois,” an elite demographic defined by a need for luxury and material items. It can also be used to define those who like the 'finer' things in life in exaggerated ways.
by ThatGirlMilan April 23, 2019
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